Movement skills/concepts

Striking upwards with the hands, space awareness (directions and levels), relationships (with objects), body awareness, and time and energy.

Set-up

• Soft, large balls, balloons, or lightweight objects; rope; net.
• Children, each with a ball, are spread out in a defined grass or hard surface area.

Activity

• very hard/softly, high/low
• from a seated/kneeling/lying position
• so that it goes above your head and as high as possible
• forward/backwards/to the side/in a circle
• alternating hard and soft
• with different body parts, e.g. head, knees, feet
• and relax/tense your fingers
• ‘giving’/without ‘giving’ with the ball
• so that it drops inside/outside your personal space
• from directly underneath it/off to one side
• over a line/rope/net
• as many times as you can in 30 seconds
• as few times as you can in 30 seconds