Hot Potato Tag

New class? New group? Want to learn names of the participants? Play this name game using a multitude of different types of balls. The game follows a sequence which is described in the directions. Balls are tossed from player to player...

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. 

Give two taggers a pool noodle and two freers a foam ball. If runners get tagged, then the freers must free them by throwing the ball to them. The trick is freers can't move when they throw, and runners must catch the ball to be free....

Just as you've lined up the class to go to recess, it begins pouring rain and all chaos breaks loose. What do you do? It's time for silent ball! The rules include no talking, and you must catch the ball. If you talk, drop the ball, or...

Students demonstrate how to throw balls. In this physical education lesson, students throw a ball into a barrel. Students work in teams to earn points.

Let's use bean bags to play Bocce ball in the gym. Adapt this game to fit your grade level by moving your class closer or further from the target. You could even adapt this game to have your class do different kinds of tosses, like...

Practice throwing abilities by having your students participate in a tennis ball race activity. In this physical education lesson, students run a relay race in which they carry a tennis ball to their next teammate and perform a random...

Students 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.

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...

The class is divided into two teams. Each team is on one half of the gym. There are balls of all sorts, scattered around the floor in the gym. The object of the game is to have as few balls as possible on your half of the gym when the...