Jogo Behaviour Support Blog
Getting to Know You - Ball Game Wednesday, 14 September 2016
This activity is a quick, fun, imaginative and easy game to
play. Initially the children and young
people may be cautious about making sounds, but with confidence the sounds
begin to be made.
Standing in a circle, one person begins by saying their own
name, then looks at another member of the circle and then they pretend to throw
a ball with a sound to the other person. That person then chooses someone else, states their
own name and throws the pretend ball with a sound to them. The game continues until everyone has had a
turn.
The pretend ball can
be:
- Tiny
- Huge
- Light as a feather
- Heavy as a medicine ball
- Made of ice
- Made of jelly
- Sticky
- Squelchy
- Squishy
- Bouncy
- Only rolled across to the other person
The list is endless. For young people, some boundaries may need placing around the type of pretend ball.
Benefits of playing
this game:
- Develops imagination
- Develops social skills
- Develops self-regulation skills
- Develops play skills essential for healthy development
- Develops working together skills
- Develops their language and communication skills
- Develops relationships and social skills
- Develops gross motor skills
- Develops sharing and waiting skills
- It is fun, cheap, highly beneficial and simple.