Students Pairs Equipment 1 bean bag or soft toy per pair Area Large open space Instructions Partners face each other 1 meter apart. 1 student holds a bean bag in each hand at about eye height, the other partner has their hands on their hips. One of the bean bags are dropped and the other […]
Students 2 groups of 6-10 Equipment 2 tennis balls, playground balls or softballs and colour bands per 2 groups Area Large open space Instructions 2 groups, 1 with colour bands, stand in alternate positions around a circle. Allocate one student in each group to be the leader and they must stand in the middle of
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Students Groups of 8-10 Equipment 2 different sized balls per group Area Large open space Instructions Students pass the balls around the circle, starting one ahead of the other. It is the cat chasing the mouse or farmer chases the rabbit. The activity ends when 1 ball catches up with the other. Variation Students sit
Students Whole class Equipment 1 playground ball, netball or basketball per student. Bibs or coloured bands Area Hard surface open space Instructions Students spread throughout the area, 1 or more wear a bib to indicate they are taggers. On a signal, taggers chase other students who all bounce a ball, aiming to tag as many
Students 2 groups of 6-8 Equipment 1 playground ball per 2 groups Area Hard surface open space Instructions Have groups separate to opposite ends. The object is for a group to complete the dribble course first. A ball is given to the student at an end of each line diagonally opposite. On a signal, each
Students 2 groups of 8-10 Equipment 1 basketball or playground ball per 2 groups Area Hard surface open space Instructions The groups divide into 2 groups with each sub-group positioned at either end of the area. The neutral zone is in the middle. Students from one side pass the ball to the group on the
Students 2 groups of 8-10 Equipment 4 marker cones, 1 basketball and 2 colour bands or bibs per 2 groups Area Hard surface open space Instructions Use marker cones to form the game area. 1 student from each group is designated as a target student. The object is to score by using the ball to
Students 2 groups of 8-10 Equipment 1 basketball and colour hands or bibs per 2 groups Area Basketball court Instructions The two groups separate to opposite sidelines in a line. The first 5 students from each group go on the count. The activity is similar to basketball, with the exception that students on the court
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Students Whole class Equipment Nil Area Large open space Instructions Students stand in a line. The teacher called the ship’s captain calls a number of commands which the students/crew must follow. . “Captain Coming” – class stands and salutes . “Port” – class races to a line to the right . “Starbound” – class races
Students Groups of 5-6 Equipment 1 colour band for each student and 1 marker cone per group Area Large open space Instructions Students stand in a zig-zag formation holding a colour band. A runner completes a zig-zag through their group members, receiving ‘high 5’s’ as they go. They then run to place their colour band
Students 2 groups of 6 Equipment 6 balls of various sizes, 1 hoop and 5 marker cones per 2 groups Area Large open space Instructions Place marker cones in a zig-zag shape and put the balls in the hoop at the start of the zig-zag. A student from group 1 throws all the balls out
Students Groups of 4 Equipment 5 marker cones and 5 scarves per group Area Large open space Instructions Marker cones should be set out in a zig-zag. Drape a scarf on each of the cones. The first runner zig-zags to each marker, collects the scarves as they go and returns in a straight line. The
