Spatial Understanding and Awareness Games
Children with dyspraxia/DCD can find team sports particularly challenging. Apart from the physical tasks like using equipment, children can be overwhelmed by other tasks like having a good aim or catching and kicking a ball. Other difficulties can be constantly observing surroundings, reacting quickly to the changing environment, maneuvering themselves around others and the pitch, and many more.
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These game ideas can be more fun and helpful for kids with Dyspraxia:
1. Jigsaws
2. Block building (e.g. Lego)
3. Mazes
4. Matching games (will help reading comprehensions later in life)
5. Drawing / painting / dot-to-dot
6. ‘Simon Says’ with directions to turn right/left/stop at the door etc.
7. Make 3D models
8. Descriptive games – which hand is the ball in?
9. Jump into a hoop or circle
10. Which item is furthest?