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visual discrimination-based gross motor activities — ideal for children with developmental or sensory needs such as autism or learning difficulties. These activities integrate movement and visual processing, improving attention, coordination, and perceptual skills. ⸻ 🔵 1. Color or Shape Hunt • Setup: Place colored or shaped objects (cones, balls, cards) around the room. • Activity: Child runs, hops, or crawls to find and collect all objects of a specific color or shape. • Skills: Visual discrimination, color or shape recognition, motor planning. ⸻ 🟢 2. Obstacle Course with Matching • Setup: Create an obstacle course (tunnels, hurdles, stepping stones) and place matching picture pairs at the start and end. • Activity: Child navigates the course to find the matching card. • Skills: Visual matching, body coordination, sequencing. ⸻ 🔴 3. Shadow or Silhouette Match • Setup: Print or draw object silhouettes on one side of the room and actual pictures on the other. • Activity: Child runs to find the correct match. • Skills: Figure-ground discrimination, visual memory, agility. ⸻ 🟣 4. Sorting Relay • Setup: Buckets labeled with colors, shapes, or letters. • Activity: Child picks an item, runs to the correct bucket, and drops it in. • Skills: Categorization, speed, gross motor endurance. ⸻ 🟡 5. “Find and Jump” Game • Setup: Place cards or pictures on the floor (animals, letters, numbers). • Activity: Call out a visual cue (e.g., “Find the cat!”) and the child must run or jump to it. • Skills: Visual scanning, reaction time, gross coordination. ⸻ 🔵 6. Ball Target Match • Setup: Hang pictures or targets on a wall. • Activity: Throw or kick a ball to hit the matching target (e.g., throw at the red circle). • Skills: Eye-hand coordination, visual attention, spatial judgment. ⸻ 🟠 7. Giant Puzzle Movement Game • Setup: Large floor puzzle pieces placed far apart. • Activity: Child collects one piece at a time and runs back to assemble the puzzle. • Skills: Visual discrimination, sequencing, balance. ⸻ 🟤 8. “Same or Different” Walk • Setup: Display two big pictures (e.g., animals, shapes). • Activity: If pictures are the same → child jumps; if different → child crawls or hops. • Skills: Comparison, attention to detail, body awareness. ⸻