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Smithsonian Institution

Jamaican Song, Dance, and Play: Experiences with Jamaican Musical Traditions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young musicians experience song, dance, and play of the Jamaican culture. Scholars listen for and recreate beats, they play tunes, make up original dances, and play a game that challenges pupils to pass stones to a specific beat.
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Ball Skills- Throwing and Catching

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice throwing and catching skills. In this ball skills lesson plan, students throw and catch beanbags using a proper throwing technique.
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Tchoukball - Lesson 2 - Passing and Catching

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Tchoukball, Lesson 2 is all about passing and thusly, catching the ball. There are many drills that the class does to practice different types of passes and then different types of catches. There are 8 lessons in this Tchoukball unit....
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Skirmish Ball

For Teachers 6th - 9th
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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Throwing and Catching Medley

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice their throwing and catching skills while reinforcing cues learned previously in class. They throw and catch with a partner to music. They use at least six or seven different objects to hone their skills.
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Follow the Leader Throw and Catch

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students perform various throwing and catching activities to music with a partner, with one partner as the leader, and the other copying the movements.
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Throw and Run Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice with various objects for throwing and catching (one per each group of 3 students); four poly spots or other markers such as cones for each group.
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Throw and Catch Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students throw and catch, moving through general space safely amongst others.
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No Racket Tennis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore scoring and positioning of players on a tennis court during a game of tennis. after learning the basics behind the game, students will stand on a court and throw a ball back and forth to practice their positioning....
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Advanced Throw and Catch

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice their throwing and catching skills. They use scooters to practice improve their skills. Students practice rebounding the ball against the wall. They play dodgeball as a class.
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Number Dribble

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students dribble and catch a ball. In this number dribble instructional activity students are given numbers and math equations that require them to dribble or throw the ball a specific number of times. The students practice dribbling...
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Tchoukball - Lesson 1 - Introduction, Basic Rules and Skills

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Goalie Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice throwing and catching in a game situation and learn the skills of good defense and the ("ready" position, stay between goal and offense).
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Offense-Defense

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students defend a receiver and catch a football while being defended.
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To The Beat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This activity is two-fold in that it addresses having youngsters get a feel for different rhythms in music and in practicing their underhand tossing skills. Gather all kinds of equipment to throw, such as: yarn balls, spider balls, and...
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Perkins School for the Blind

Beach Ball with Bell

For Teachers 1st - 12th
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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Throw and Catch Tennis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practicewith a racket, to learn strategies for moving the ball around the court and the importance of placing the ball in different spots .
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Catch Comparison

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars compare the differences in catching four different pieces of equipment. They, in groups, practice catching the items, and discuss which one was the easiest and hardest to catch, and graph their results.
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Throw A Tennis Ball Into The Service Court

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are engaged in the introductory skills of playing tennis and develop the ability to overhead serve. They practice serving a ball over the net without a return being made. This is done to work on technique and speed of serving...
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Freezamania

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students improve their throwing and catching skills with a variety of balls. They throw and catch while music plays, as soon as the music stops they play a game of chase until the music begins again.
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Terminator

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars practice throwing and catching accuracy in a fun and active game.
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Ten Points Football

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice football skills. In this sports lesson, students are divided into two teams, form a line, and given one football to practice throwing and catching techniques.
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Football Downs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners attempt to grasp the concept of four downs in football. They practice using predetermined cues on skills such as: Grip, passing and catching a football, routes, making and running simple plays.
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Mummy Ball

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice their hand and eye coordination in a ball throwing activity.  In this physical education lesson, students participate in a game where they sit in a circle and throw to each other only once until everyone has had a...