by Neetu | Jun 1, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
This activity develops hand-eye coordination and timing while using a hockey stick (i.e., striking tool). These skills also transfer to striking with a bat or racquet.
Activity Description
Create two small goals in your driveway, patio, or hard surface at a local park.
Play a simple juggling hockey
Variations
Show children how to “stick handle” the ball with small touches that change the ball direction
Create a big goal and act as a goalkeeper for your children to take turns shooting at you
Required Material
4 Boundary cone, bat or racquet, ball
by Neetu | Jun 1, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
A variety of music (e.g. classical, pop, children’s). Children are spread out in a defined hard or grass area.
Activity Description
Ask children to walk to a variety of music, moving in the way it makes them feel, using arms and facial expressions to help.
Ask children to walk like they are:
• in a graveyard at night
• walking a dog
• wearing gumboots
• in thick mud
• moving along a narrow ledge
• happy, sad, excited, angry
• a toddler with nappies on – whoops!
• a waiter carrying a tray of drinks
• a woman in high-heeled shoes
• someone who has won Lotto
• someone who has a hole in their pants!
in a graveyard at night …
walking a dog!
Can you see …?
• enjoyment
• creativity
• walking to the feel of the music
You could ask …
How can you show your feelings? Which walk did you enjoy the best?
Variations
Create a movement story: For example, base it on the storybook, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
Required Material
4 Boundary cone, Use ribbons, scarves, poi, or ribbon balls.
by Neetu | Jun 1, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
Striking Balloons with Implements
Activity Description
Striking Stations (Level 1)
– Demonstrate striking a balloon at the different stations with different implements in each station that the students will use to strike the balloons as many times as they can before it touches the ground. Students will keep their same balloon throughout the entire lesson.
– Students will count the number of hits they can get in a row without letting the balloon touch the ground and attempt to set their own personal record. If the balloon hits the ground, it must start over.
– When the music stops, students will clean up their equipment, hold the balloon by the tail and stand by their station pointing to the next station and waiting for the teacher’s signal to rotate.
Object Examples:
– Half Noodle – keep it up with a half noodle
– Lollipop Paddles – keep it up with a paddle
– Bowling Pins – keep it up with a bowling pin
– Foam Frisbee – keep it up with a foam frisbee
Other ideas if needed
▪ Small Cone, Volleyball Trainer Ball, or Gator Skin Ball
▪ Be creative, you can use tons of items to strike a balloon up in the air – or
use body parts. https://youtu.be/k-S1w0xxWXI
Required Material
4 Boundary cone, balloon, noodle, paddle
by Neetu | Jun 1, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
To work on hand-eye coordination and speed.
Activity Description
Here are a couple of fun and challenging scarf juggling activities such as shadow boxing, handclaps, twists and turns to work on hand-eye coordination, and reaction. You can perform this activity anywhere and it allows lots of room for creativity, dance, and all-around fun.
https://youtu.be/33-wh82rBHM
Required Material
4 Boundary cone, Scarf/Plastic Bag
by Neetu | Jun 1, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
Today we are going to practice overhand through to our partner hoop. we are going to practice overhand through to our partner hoop.
Activity Description
Activity 1: Overhand throw to a partner’s hoop
Children practice overhand throwing into each other’s hoops.
Activity 3: Hoop Elimination
We will now play a game using the overhand throw.
Divide activity space in half.
Children spread out at one end of the activity space.
Place hoops around the other half of the activity space.
Place several bean bags in a hoop in the corner of the activity space closest to the children.
Either according to a time limit or until the bean bags run out, children try to over-hand throw bean bags into the hoops.
children must throw either from behind a centerline or from designated positions in the activity space (e.g. behind cones that are strategically placed)
In the end, remove any hoop that has a bean bag in it.
Ask children to collect all beanbags and return them to the hoop in the corner.
Activity continues until all hoops have been eliminated.
Required Material
4 Boundary cone, bean bag, hoop, toys
