Students 2 groups Equipment Newspaper balls or soft objects Area Large open space Instructions The 2 groups stand 10-15 meters apart. 1 group lies face down in a cluster in a set area. For example, a bat tennis court. The other group throws soft objects to land on their opponents. Variation . Increase the distance …
Students 2 groups Equipment 1 newspaper ball per student and 8 marker cones per 2 groups Area Large open space Instructions Set marker cones 10-15 meters apart to designate 2 areas. The groups face each other in their territory. After being signaled, students throw as many paper balls as they can into the other group’s …
Students Small groups Equipment 1 newspaper ball per student, 1 marker cone and 1 dome marker Area Large open space Instructions In small groups students design their own hole using the marker cone as the tee-off area, the hoop as the green and the upturned dome marker as the hole. The tea-off must be a …
Students Small groups Equipment 2 long ropes per group Area Large open space Instructions Tell students to form a line behind a rope on the floor. The other rope is placed parallel to the first rope. On the call “In the creek”, students take a big leap into the ‘creek’. On the call, “On the …
Students Small groups Equipment Memory mats (ie various pictures of body parts, numbers, shapes, colours, words etc.) fixed to the door or chalk drawings on asphalt Area Hard surface open space Instructions 1 student places a sequence of memory mats on the floor. Other students must leap over them. Leaps may be performed forwards or …
Students Groups of 5-10 Equipment 1 long skipping rope per group Area Large open space Instructions Students holding the ropes wriggle it sideways. Others form a line to leap over the rope. If the students successfully leap over the rope, allow rope holders to increase the wriggle size. If a student lands on the rope, …
Students Groups of 4-6 Equipment 4 markers (eg colour bands) per group Area Large open space Instructions Set out the markers about 1 meter apart. One after the other, each student runs and leaps between the markers on the floor. The fourth marker is moved to the spot where the heel of the leaper lands. …
Students Whole class Equipment Ropes, chalk or tape Area Large open space Instructions Separate students into 3 groups. Align parallel ropes or mark lines on the floor and have students leap over them. Gradually widen the ropes after each leap. Variation . Mark lines in a V shape to allow each student to leap across …
Students 2 groups of 6-8. Equipment 1 playground ball and 1 bat per 2 groups. Area Large open space. Instructions Get the fielding group to stand in a formation of a circle with a diameter of 15 meters. The object is for the striking group to hit the ball out of the circle. The members …
Students 2 groups of 5-8 Equipment 1 softball, bat and 4 bases per 2 groups. Area Large open space. Instructions One student is deemed the thrower from the fielding group and they pitch the ball to the striking group. The object is for the striker to hit the ball safely over the restraining line. The …
Students 2 groups of 8-10 Equipment 1 softball, 1 bat, 4 bases and 4 skittles or milk cartons per 2 groups Area Large open space. Instructions Set 4 bases in a softball diamond formation. The activity is similar to softball except there is a skittle on the outside corner of each base and in the …
Students 2 groups of 6-8 Equipment 1 softball, 1 bat, 2 marker cones and 2 bases per 2 groups. Area Large open space. Instructions In this activity, the striker hits the ball far and runs all the way to long base and back trying not to get caught out. A pitcher from the fielding group …
