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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Squeeze and Hop

This is one of my first graders.  She has weak thigh muscles, specifically adductors (inner thigh muscles; pulling legs to midline) and flexors (front thigh muscles; bending hip joints for knees-up). It means that bringing her knees up in a straight line in front of her is not so easy.  


How does it affect her school function?
She shows difficulty with bringing her knees up in the midline when she goes up the stairs.  Her knees tend to open and turn away from the midline.  She is prone to falls and obtains close supervision at all time in school.

This simple activity will strengthen her leg muscles. Nowadays, kids spend much time in sitting. Don't they love to play video game at home? Let's blame the snowy winter. But spring is right around the corner. Let's get ready to have some fun outside.

Instructions of this game:
Squeeze the ball in between your feet and hop on the dots! Make sure you carry the ball all the way!

How can this game be modified?
Do you want to make it more difficult?  You can post a letter or word on each dot and have your child say it as he/she hops on the dots. Or you can place the dots farther from each other, so your child really have to jump. Do you want to make it easier? Having less numbers of the dots will be easier. Have your child hold the ball in between his/her knees or thighs. Using a big muscle group to hold the ball will be easier than holding it in between the feet.  

Have fun hopping and jumping~!  

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