What adaptations would a teacher make for a PE lesson if a child is a wheelchair user?

Question

Lessons include games (e.g. football, hockey), dance and gym.

Answer 1

e had a girl in a wheelchair during sports she joined in on games like Volley ball basket ball aslong as no one one played rough! gymnastics we incorperated her wheel chair into the routin by balancing on it or her helping us to balance etc... you have to use your imagination to finmd whats best for the person in the wheel chair make adaptions to games.

Answer 2

The setting would be differentiated for, so would the group the child is working in.

The activities would also be differentiated for in all area's and extra support would be given if needed in area's such as Gymnastics if the child wanted to leave their wheelchair.

Secondary school PE teachers are required to go on a special course to look at ways of supporting out of the wheelchair.

Answer 3

None, just help them to be involved the best way they can, don't treat them differently than anyone else. Although it's hard for them to play football, maybe make them a running back, kids can help them be involved in other sports, like have a pinch hitter for them in kickball.

Answer 4

Adapted Physical Education (APE)

Adaptations

Throwing and Catching - Balls

have a wide selection

yarn balls do not bounce or roll away easily, they can be caught by a strand of yarn

Whiffle balls (different sizes and colors) are lightweight

use Nerf balls

multi-colored balls for students with visual impairments

beach balls are large and soft to catch

balloons for slower action and easier targets

bell balls for goal ball (students with visual impairments)

balls from panty hose, foams, tape: they are lightweight and will not easily roll away

paper balls made of crushed paper bound with masking tape

sock ball made of a sock stuffed with other socks or paper and tied off

garbage bag ball made of a garbage bag filled with balloons or

crumpled newspaper

Kicking

use large light balls (balloons, beach balls) for the student in a wheelchair or using a walker or crutches

tether a ball to the wheelchair using elastic

place beanbags on students feet and ask them to try and kick them off

remove foot plates on wheelchairs (when appropriate)

Students who use power wheelchairs or manual wheelchairs with assistance have limited movement or no movement of their legs. These students may kick using a two foot thrusting motion. This forward motion of the legs can be developed to perform the skill on request with increasing accuracy and timing:

use a ball larger than a soccer ball

move the legs through the kicking action so they understand the concept

stabilize the ball to be kicked

have students focus on their leg actions

try the chairs in different positions, i.e.; facing the direction of the kick or sideways to the direction of the kick

Ambulatory students with cerebral palsy may be able to run and kick stationary and moving balls. These students may have limited preparatory leg swing and follow through as well as limited trunk rotation. With practice, range of motion and trunk rotation will occur.

Games

Pillow Polo

Equipment:

Pillow polo hockey sticks

Volley ball trainers

Scooter boards



How to play:

Play pillow polo with floor hockey rules

Depending on mobility of students, kids are on scooter boards

May use multiple volleyballs



  Chariot Races

Equipment:

jump ropes

scooter boards



How to play:

Students partner up and take turns riding scooter boards, partners pull the each other

Teacher can have set courses or have students travel in certain directions





Wheelchair Dance  

Wheelchair dance is a wonderful activity for the non-ambulatory student as well as the ambulatory student. Smiles galore with this activity!

as always, orientate your students with safety issues

always speak of the person, not the wheelchair

DO NOT let peers pull or tug on non-ambulatory students

have teaching assistants monitoring closely

Remember, students in the chairs are depending on you, staff & their peers for their safety



Recommended dances

warm-up/stretching

waltz

chicken dance

folk dances

limbo

  Music

Enya

Christy Lanes' Party Mix

http://www.asdk12.org/depts/APE/adaptati...

Great site:

http://sbaa.omnibooksonline.com/2007/dat...



Google: Adaptive P.E. for more ideas!  Good luck!

Answer 5

Make sure the brake is in the 'off ' position.

Answer 6

let him play anything he wants.. see if there are any nice kids to push him around while he holds the hockey stick, or passes and shoots the basketball.. if you play football in the grass I dont know what to do there. Maybe make him all time quarterback or something. (They'd be short passes) Just try to explain to the other kids that he shouldnt be excluded just because he cant use his legs like they can.