PhysEdGames
Steal the Ball
Put all the balls (same type of ball) in the middle of the basketball court. One person from each team must run to the center of the court and bring back the ball to their team's hula hoop. If using soccer balls, players must dribble;...
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Corner Ball
Here's a game where players use a variety of ball handling skills. The players may not run when in possessioln of the ball, so it's like a big game of keep away. But there are goals, rather baskets, one in each corner of the gym. So the...
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Bocce Ball - Lesson 3 - Generating Forces
You can teach Bocce ball to most age levels. The biggest concern with younger players is safety; they need to learn how to throw the Bocce balls without inadvertently hurting another player. The focus in this lesson is how to generate...
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Bocce Ball - Lesson 6
Bocce ball - lesson 6 takes the game indoors and makes some adaptations. Use bean bags or juggling balls that won't bounce too much to play indoors. The focus is on throwing and using good form. The strategy will be slightly different...
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Bocce Ball Unit - Tournament (Lesson 7)
This is one part (lesson 7) of the unit on Bocce ball. There are links on this page to get you to the entire unit. This`lesson sets up a tournament of eight teams. You may have to divide your class into a different number of teams. Take...
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Ball Attack
Students demonstrate how to throw balls. In this physical education instructional activity, students throw a ball into a barrel. Students work in teams to earn points.
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Corner Ball
Students demonstrate throwing and tossing skills and shooting balls into a basket. Using garbage cans as baskets, in small groups they toss lightweight balls into the garbage cans that have been placed in each of the corners of the room.
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Lead Up Skills fo Tchoukball
A simple lesson to practice the throwing and catching skills for the game of Tchoukball. There are several warm-up activities to have the class practice tossing a ball around. Then the main drill is organized much like a basketball...
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Lead Up Skills for Corner Ball
This instructional activity/drill is just what it says - lead up skills to corner ball. Players practice tossing the ball and catching the ball. There is no running with the ball, so players need to think about stopping and being in one...
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Bocce Ball - Lesson 4 - Angle of Release
This life-long sport of Bocce ball can be played for fun, or one can play in serious competitions. Here, the angle of release is covered. Discussion and practice with regard to rolling, tossing, throwing, or lobbing requires knowledge...
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Skirmish Ball
Build character while playing a fun game. The class practices throwing and catching in this game, which is based on honesty and team work. Take a look at this lesson and see if your class is up to the task.
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Bocce Ball - Lesson 5 - Target Shooting
Bocce ball is all about aiming to hit the target. Seems simple enough. Roll a ball down a lane and try to get closer to the target than anyone else. Stop. It's not that easy. Why? Because other balls get in the way and block the path. So...
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Star Wars® Dodge Ball
Put a new, action-filled spin on a classic game with Star Wars® Dodge Ball. Scholars turn into Jedis and lightsabers are used to save peers from sitting on the sidelines, all the while a bombardment of balls fly towards moving targets.Â
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Ball/Barrel Attack
Students explore throwing skills. In this physical education lesson plan, students participate in a two team game in which every person continues to throw a ball at a barrel or box in the middle of the playing field. The object is to get...
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Throwing Underhand and Overhand Peer Assessment
Students create a worksheet at a website showing examples of throwing skills. They practice and assess the skills.
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100 Balls
Young scholars perform locomotor skills such as throwing balls while counting up to 100. In this 100th day of school physical education lesson, the students play a Hungry, Hungry Hippos game to perform the throwing technique. There are...
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Soccer - Lesson 5 - Heading, Throw-ins
Besides dribbling and passing a soccer ball there are other skills to be learned. Lesson five covers heading a ball and how to do a proper throw-in. The drills are scaffolded to build up to performing the entire skill. There are 20...
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Tchoukball - Lesson 1 - Introduction, Basic Rules and Skills
What is Tchoukball? Never heard of it? Take a look at this unit and see if it's something worth teaching to you class. It could be fun to learn a new non-traditional sport. Pretty much all you need to know is here in this unit. Lesson 1...
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Soccer - Lesson 7 - Skills Practice
Lesson seven of this soccer unit is a review of skills learned thus far. There are some individual and partner warm-up drills. Then there is review and practice of juggling, punting, and throw-ins. Additionally, you will find links to...
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Beach Ball with Bell
Encourage your learners who are blind or visually impaired to participate in sports or recreational activities. This super simple idea uses a beach ball with a bell on it to help kids become comfortable with playing catch. The activity...
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Ball Throw Relay
Students use ball-handling skills while running. In this ball-handling lesson, students divide into teams, toss the ball back and forth while running in a relay format.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics Young Athletes Activity Guide
From bunny hops and bridges to bean bag tosses and big ball catches, your activity toolkit will be overflowing with great new ideas for adaptive physical education!
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Rolling Around the Continents
Students practice throwing skills by rolling a ball at a target, and practice the location of the seven continents, the equator, and the northern and southern hemispheres.
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Boccia
Boccia is very similar to the game of bocce. There is a jack, a small ball that is tossed within a 12' x 6' area which becomes the target. Each team has six hand-sized leather balls which they try to get as close as possible to the jack...