by Santosh | Jun 2, 2020 | Fitness Activity
LEARNING OUTCOME
Catches a self-tossed or well thrown large ball with hands, not trapping or cradling against the body
STUDENT TARGETS
Skill: I will pass the ball to the wall target using a force that is safe for everyone.
Cognitive: I will describe a strong pass and a light pass during class discussion.
Fitness: I will actively engage in class to collect as many activity minutes as I can.
Personal & Social Responsibility: I will follow teacher directions for safe participation and proper use of equipment.
TEACHING CUES
- Thumbs Behind Ball, Fingers Spread, Step to Target, Push with 2 Hands
- Eyes on the Ball, Fingers Apart, Catch with Hands
ACTIVITY SET-UP & PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
- 1 basketball per student
- 1 target card per student
SET-UP:
- Tape target cards to the wall at the same height as the students’ shoulders.
- Each student with a ball, standing approximately
- 5 feet away from a target.
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- It’s time to work on our passing and catching with a Wall Passing game. When I say, “GO!” you’re going to pass the ball and hit the target. The ball is going to bounce back quickly, so be ready.
- Let the ball bounce 1 time on the floor and then catch it with your hands.
- In order to stay safe, make sure you’re far enough away from the wall so that the ball can bounce in between you and the target. Keep practicing until you hear the stop signal.
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Neetu | Jun 2, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Striking a ball with a short implement (bat/racquet), underhand serve, and judging distance.
Set-up
- Racquets/bats, balls.
- Teams of four–five, with two rackets and one ball per team.
- In a hard area, each team works within two target areas about 5 meters apart.
Activity
A player stands at each target area, a third player is designated umpire and the other team members wait. The player with the ball drop serves to the opponent’s court and the opponent plays it back on the first bounce. A player who misses the ball and opponent’s court places the bat on the ground and becomes the umpire. The umpire joins the waiting line, and the next waiting player picks up the bat ready to receive a serve.
- quick positioning of feet for forehand or backhand
- eyes on ball
- full backswing and following through
Variations
Extend skills: As skill develops, reduce the size of the targets and/or increase the distance between them.
Vary team organization: Play doubles, taking alternate hits.
Vary equipment and skill: Use a table tennis bat and ball or shuttlecock.
by Santosh | Jun 2, 2020 | Fitness Activity
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Differentiates between fast and slow speeds, Differentiates between strong and light force.
STUDENT TARGETS
Skill: I will roll the ball on the floor using different speeds and pathways.
Cognitive: I will describe and demonstrate a zigzag pathway.
Fitness: I will actively engage in class to collect as many activity minutes as I can.
Personal & Social Responsibility: I will keep working on improving my skills, even when the activity is difficult.
TEACHING CUES
Finger Pad Touches, Slow and Controlled
ACTIVITY SET-UP & PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT:
- 4 large cones
- 1 basketball per student
SET-UP:
- Create boundaries for a large activity area with cones.
- Students scattered throughout area in self-space with a ball.
ACTIVITY PROCEDURES:
- It is time to work on controlling the ball with our finger pads by playing a game called Walk the Dog.
- Your basketball is a dog and it is time to take it out for a walk. Start with your feet shoulder width apart and the ball on the floor in front of your feet. Using only your finger pads, slowly roll the ball back and forth from left to right, one hand to the other. Can you roll the ball making different shapes? Using different pathways?
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
by Neetu | Jun 2, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Ball control, dribbling with a long implement (hockey stick), varying direction and speed.
Set-up
- Hockey sticks and balls.
- Children, with a hockey stick and ball each, are freely spaced in a grass or hard surface area, with four straight boundaries named ‘north’, ‘south’, ‘east’ and ‘west’.
Activity
When a direction is called, players dribble that way until the next call. Change the call frequently
- seeing the ball, seeing others
- moving to space
- adjusting hands, feet or the stick to push the ball in the direction called
Variations
Vary directions: Use nautical terms – ahead, astern, port and starboard.
Expand directions: Name the corners north-west, south-east, south-west and north-west to increase the number of directions to call.
Change equipment and skill: Try hand/foot dribbling with a large bouncy ball.
by Neetu | Jun 2, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Trapping and passing with a long implement (hockey stick) and running.
Set-up
- Hockey sticks and small balls.
- Each group of four stands in free formation in a level grass or hard area, each with a stick. One player with a ball.
Activity
In each group, the player with the ball passes it to another player, then follows the ball to that position. The receiver traps the ball, passes it to another player, and follows. This process continues until all players have received a pass. The last player then passes to the first and they continue passing in that pattern.
- eyes on the ball
- moving to the ball
- soft contact
Variations
Vary direction: Pass both ways around the pattern.
Vary equipment: Start a second or third ball.
Vary pattern: After passing, move anywhere to a new position.
by Neetu | Jun 2, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Dribbling with a long implement, trapping a moving ball, stick, changing speed and direction.
Set-up
- Hockey sticks and small balls, hoops/chalk.
- Groups of two-three, with one ball per group and one stick per player.
- A course (level grass or hard surface) is marked out with hoops or chalked circles, which function as ‘bus stops’ and are numbered in order.
Activity
In each group, each player, in turn, dribbles the ball around the course, stopping at each bus stop. How quickly can you do it?
- controlling the ball with the implement
- placing stick over the ball to stop it
Variations
Vary equipment: Try hand or foot dribbling.
Vary Set-up: Put a ball at each bus stop. When players get to a bus stop, they exchange their ball with the one that is there and move on to the next bus stop. The second player starts when the first reaches the bus stop 3.
