Physical Education for Blind and Visually Impaired Students

1. Physical Education for Blind and Visually Impaired Students Jodi Carlsgaard SDSBVI Instructor Dakota AER Conference April 27-29, 2011

2. Learning Objectives: • Why is physical education important for students who are blind and visually impaired? • How to include students who are blind and visually impaired in your physical education class and at home. • Equipment that can be used during your classes and at home. • Games that I have modified for our students.

3. Why Physical Education for my student? • Can’t see, don’t move! • Don’t move, less healthy, less development of the brain, and less likely to do well in school and life. • Everyone can do something to move their body.

4. Get your student included! • Start moving as soon as possible • Peer partners • Your partner • Modify the activity • Entire class under blind fold when playing the activity • Use sound locators: jingle bells, beepers • Set your expectations high

5. Equipment • Jingle Bell Balls • Beeper Balls • Jingle Bells • Sound Locators • Guide Rope or Wire • Walkers • Ropeless Jump Rope • Cones • Poly Spots • ETC.

6. Fitness • Cardio • Strength • Endurance • Balance • Coordination • Healthy • Fun

7. Running on the Wire

8. Cool Down

9. Galloping on Wire

10. Swimming • Life Long Activity for Everyone • Safety • Great way to exercise • Fun

11. Lanes

12. Warm-Ups

13. Backstroke Tapper

14. Student Swimming

15. Playing Games • 30 Love Modified • Soccer • Volleyball • Floor Hockey • Parachute • Relay’s • Fun!

16. 30 Love Modified • APH Game • Pair students up • Start with rolling balls back and forth • Each team with a racquet, ball, noodle, and score card • Set up 8 targets (hula hoops, posters, etc.) around play area: set them high, low, large and small • Students keep score like golf, student may use noodle, bounce and hit, or toss and hit • If student does not hit target within four swings they get a score of 5 at that target • Students want a low score to win!

17. 30 Love Modified Pictures

18. Partner up • Find someone who likes the same season as you do, go!

19. Soccer Modifications • Use a jingle bell ball • Partner students, one with vision, and one student without • Student without vision can use their hands • Set up rules according to students abilities • Example: Partners must pass ball before kicking for a score. No one can steal a pass made to student who has no vision.

20. Soccer

21. Partner Up • Find a partner with the same color of eyes as you, go!

22. Volleyball Modifications • Practice volleyball skills using the wall first • Use a net or not • Use a large, soft, bright ball • Ball can bounce before student hits it over • Student who has a hard time seeing ball can capture ball prior to hitting it over • If student is in wheelchair and the ball hits them it is their ball. A partner can hold ball for them to hit it over. • Ball may bounce and another student can hit it over • Always explain the actual rules and pieces of equipment used in the game

23. Partner Up • Find someone with the same color of shoes as you are wearing, go!

24. Floor Hockey • Equipment: foam hockey sticks, jingle bell ball, cones • Depending on ability of students put the more capable on one side of the court, with the rule they cannot cross over • Partner students: one with vision one without vision • Use same rules as soccer • Set up goals: I use floor mats that contrast with wall of gym • Set up cones as boundaries that players cannot go past, this is the goalies area

25. Make a Team • Make teams of four with whoever likes the same kind of chocolate, go!

26. Parachute • Use the size of parachute that is appropriate size for your group of students • Use jingle bell balls as popcorn • Explain why it is important to listen, and follow rules for safety • Partner students up who will need assistance • Great Fitness activity! • Fun!!

27. Relay’s • Use scooters • Partner students up • Use guide wire • Use sound locators • Make it challenging • Have Fun!

28. Make a Team • Make a team of four with whoever has the same length of hair as you do, go!

29. Books and Catalogs I use: • Sportime • Flaghouse • SPARKS Curriculum • Inclusive Games Movement Fun for Everyone! by Susan L. Kasser • All Active 35 Inclusive Physical Activities by Kiwi Bielenberg • Adapted Games & Activities from Tag to Team Building by Pattie Rouse • Encouraging Physical Activity for Preschoolers with Visual Impairment by British Columbia Blind Sports and Recreation Association • PE Central http://www.pecentral.org/ • American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance http://www.aahperd.org/ • Abilitationshttp://store.schoolspecialtyonline.net/OA_HTML/xxssi_ibeDefaultCenter.jsp?type=IBE&name=Abilitations_Landing_Page&minisite=10206 • APH http://www.aph.org/pe/index.html

30. Thank you Questions