Students, through teacher modeling and independent practice, discover the concept of silent reading. They read a selection aloud, in a whisper, silently, but with lips moving and finally silently without lips moving. They answer...

Can you build a battery-operated, spinning motor-powered arm that can move ping pong balls across the room? Take the challenge!

In this challenge, you will build a machine that can send a ball (golf or ping pong) at least 12 inches.

Students familiar with kicking and dribbling are ready to play "All-Ball Kickball." This is a variation of kickball where students are required to run the bases while dribbling. A good activity for both gym class and soccer practice.

Teachers, demontrate the "Inside of the foot," pass in gym class and allow students to practice passing and trapping the ball with partners. Includes ideas for varying the lesson.

Practice throwing overhand while properly positioning your body and going through "the full range of the throwing motion." This website links to PE Central Overhand Throwing Cues (which provides simple steps on overhand throwing), and...

Introduce young children to tossing and catching using a series of activities involving punch-ball balloons (durable balloons that move slowly in the air). Included are ideas for assessing students' activity and for adapting the lesson...

Young scholars able to do an overhand throw can work on improving their skill through this simple activity that requires balls to throw, a wall to throw against, and cones to mark a throwing position.

This is an interesting activity where middle schoolers use their soccer skills in a game that plays much like baseball. Players, while on offense and defense, are required to practice controlling, passing, and dribbling a soccer ball.

Students not only practice tossing and catching in this activity, but will also use their creativity as they create and demonstrate their own "ghost" tricks.

Introduce young children to juggling with this activity, which requires students to juggle three plastic grocery bags or scarves.

Week-long detailed lesson plan for early elementary physical education students focusing on walking, marching, traveling, catching, and tossing.

Lesson plan designed to help young students further develop the skill of throwing an object. The lesson focuses on throwing at targets as well as throwing while moving.

Students practice tossing and catching a simple, inexpensive object--a plastic garbage bag, ideal for young children learning to catch.