7 Activities to Do in the Classroom with Elementary School Children with ADHD

The main manifestations of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. That is why the seven activities to carry out in the classroom with primary school children with ADHD we present below are focused on working on these behaviors.

7 activities to carry out in the classroom with primary school children with ADHD

It is worth highlighting that these exercises developed by NeuronUP under the principles of generalization can be adapted to the needs of each child with ADHD and should always be led by a professional in rehabilitation and cognitive stimulation.

1. Kick the Ball

What does it involve?

The first of the activities to carry out in the classroom with primary school children with ADHD that we present is Kick the Ball. In it the children must press only when the indicated ball appears.

We show you an example in the following video:

What does this activity target?

This activity works on:

• Inhibition,
• sustained attention,
• processing speed.

Activity personalization

You can personalize this activity to suit the individual needs and abilities of each child, being able to configure the general aspects and the parameters:¡

Parameters

On the one hand, the parameters, where you can select:

• Response time,
• similarity between stimuli: none, medium or high,
• the number of stimuli,
• the number of distractors,
• maximum errors.

General aspects

And, on the other hand, you can adjust general aspects such as the number of exercises, the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity and an inactivity warning or you can modify the execution instructions if you wish.

2. Animals Restaurant

What does it involve?

In this game the children must feed each animal its favorite food. They must pay attention because the animals change their tastes. We show you an example below:

What does this activity work on?

• Alternating, selective and sustained attention,
• Inhibition.

Activity personalization

You can personalize this activity and configure the general aspects and the parameters:

Parameters

You can select:

• On-screen elements: the number of foods and animals
• variety of target elements,
• number of stimuli,
• alternation,
• number of target stimuli,
• stimulus dwell time,
• total duration,
• correction criteria: totals, errors or omissions,
• maximum errors.

General aspects

You can adjust general aspects such as the number of exercises, the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity and an inactivity warning or you can modify the execution instructions if you wish.

3. Follow the Path

What does it involve?

Follow the Path is an activity in which the children must follow the steps that the drawings mark to reach the castle.

What does this activity work on?

This is another of the activities to carry out in the classroom with primary school children with ADHD that we present today that works on inhibition. Secondarily it also trains sustained attention.

Play by levels

In addition, this exercise has five difficulty levels so that the professional can adjust the exercise to the needs of each child: basic, easy, medium, hard and advanced.

In the following video you will see an example of medium level to work with children with ADHD in the classroom:

Format

This worksheet is available in both digital and paper formats.

4. Pasito a pasito

What does it involve?

This worksheet consists of putting in order the different steps necessary to carry out an activity.

It is available both in text and image formats. Below, we show you an example of the activity with images. The child must order the steps that Daniel has to follow to take a shower:

Do you know if the children in your classroom can order them? We show you the solution:

Play by levels

In addition, this exercise has five levels of difficulty so that the professional can adjust the exercise to the needs of each child: basic, easy, medium, hard and advanced.

Format

This worksheet is available in both digital and paper.

What does this activity work on?

• Planning.
• Reasoning.
• Comprehension (text version).

6. From Smallest to Largest

What does it involve?

This exercise is based on determining the size relationship between a series of drawings. The children must order the drawings by size, from smallest to largest.

What does this activity work on?

This activity works on processing speed–

Play by levels

In addition, this exercise has five levels so that the professional can adjust the exercise to the needs of each child: basic, easy, medium, hard and advanced. We show you an example of a hard level:

Format

This worksheet is available in both format digital and paper.

7. Counting

What does it involve?

The last of the activities to carry out in the classroom with primary school children with ADHD that we propose today is Counting. In this game the children must count the number of sounds they hear.

For example, in the following exercise the children must count how many times the bell rings to know the children who are going to Marta’s birthday party.

What does this activity work on?

• Sustained attention.
• Processing speed.

Activity personalization

You can personalize this activity and configure the general aspects and the parameters:

Parameters

You can select:

• Number of target stimuli,
• interval between stimuli: how many seconds,
• maximum errors.

General aspects

You can adjust general aspects such as the number of exercises, the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity and an inactivity warning or you can modify the execution instructions if you wish.

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