Lisandra Morales

LEI4724
Activity File 3
Activity Title: Musical Chairs
Source: Collinger, Z. (2007). How to play musical chairs. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
Equipment: Chairs and music player
Description of Activity:
You first arrange a circle of chairs totaling one less than the number of players participating in
the game. Players will line up beside the line of chairs while one non-player is in charge of
playing the music. Once the music begins, the players move around the chair as they wobble and
shimmy in a circle around the chairs. As soon as the music stops, the players must immediately
find a chair. One player will not find a seat and is thus eliminated, and one chair is removed from
the circle for the next round. The game continues until one player remains.
Leadership Consideration:
In this activity the least amount of players should be 4 but nothing more than 10. The more
players the more fun the game is to the participants. This will show the participants quick
reaction skills and also their great dance moves (if possible). The therapist or leader needs to
coordinate well so no one trips over each other or any pushing is done.
Adaptations:
Participants with Intellectual disability: For those with intellectual disability this concept can be
fun and exciting for them. The music might disturb them but they might also like the music as
well. They can be the one in charge on stopping the music so the participants can select their seat
and sit. They can also be a part of the musical chairs. Music can either be lowered or not
included in the game and a leader can just shout stop and go or a red and green card can be
signaled to let them know when to keep dancing and when to stop and sit down.
Participant with Physical disability: This can be someone with an amputation, Cerebral Palsy,
Epilepsy, TBI, Spinal Bifida, etc... Most of these participants that suffer from any of these
disabilities with most commonly depend on a wheelchair. They should have someone take them
around the chairs and once the music stops, they can put their hand of the chair to signify it is
theirs. If a participant cannot extend their arm, they will be given a noodle to extend their reach.
This way they are able to be a part of the game without any limitations.