Students: 2 groups of 7-8 Equipment: 1 ball per group Area: Large open space Instructions: Groups form a line facing each other 40-60 metres apart. Place the balls in the middle of the area. The students in each group number off. The teacher calls “On your marks, set” and then a number. Students with that …
Students: Groups of 6 Equipment: Chalk Area: Large open space Instructions: Draw a chalk circle on the floor and allocate 6 students to stand in there. Give them a number from 1-6. The teacher says “On your marks, set,” and then calls a number from 1-6. Students with the designated number sprint clockwise around the …
Students: Whole class Equipment: Long ropes Area: Large open space Instructions: Arrange ropes in a circle to create the activity area, which is a ‘sea’. The ‘shark’ in the centre of the sea squats down and prowls around while all the other students skip around the shark chanting ‘Shark in the sea… can’t catch me.’ …
Students: Groups of 5 Equipment: Nil Area: Large open space Instructions: Use 4 marker cones to create 2 lines, 15-20 metres apart. Students stand in lines and sprint lightly to the other end without making a noise with their feet. Discuss and experiment with how running noise can be reduced without loss of speed. Emphasise …
Students Groups of 7-11 Equipment 1 bat, 1 ball and 8 marker cones per group Area Half a basketball court Instructions Divide the court into 3 zones using the marker cones. 3-6 fielders stand in zone, 3, 2-3 fielders stand in zone 2 and 1 fielder stands in zone 1. The striker stands outside the …
Students Pairs or small groups Equipment 1 marker cone or batting tee, various sized balls and various striking implements (eg newspaper bat, waffle bat, relay baton, bat tennis hat, tennis racquet) per pair or group. Area Hard surface open space Instructions Reinforce components of the forehand strike while students hit a self-dropped ball or ball …
Students Groups of 4-6 Equipment 3 marker cones, 1 batting tee, 1 bat and 1 ball per group Area Large open space Instructions One student hits a ball off the tee with their open palm with enough strength to strike it over two marker cones placed some distance away. The striker runs around another cone, …
Students Groups of 5-6 Equipment Chalk and 1 ball per group Area Hard surface open space Instructions Allocate students into groups and tell them to form a small circle. A student drops the ball and strikes it with an open forehand to another student on the other side of the circle. The ball should bounce …
Students Individuals Equipment 1 balloon per student, a variety of hitting implements such as bats pr newspaper bats and batting tees or larger marker cones Area Large indoor space Instructions Students throw the ball into the air and as it comes down swing and hit it with their hand or bat/tee as hard as possible. …
Students Groups of 3-5 Equipment 1 playground ball or football per student. 9 hoops and 9 marker cones. Area Large open space Instructions Set out a school golf course using marker cones as tee-off areas and hoops as lobbing holes. Set out each ‘lob’ so there is at least 50 meters between tee-off and the …
Students Pairs Equipment 1 round ball per pair Area Open space with rebound wall Instructions Students punt the ball as hard as possible into a rebound wall so that it ricochets high and long. The aim is to increase the distance between the wall and the landing spot.
Students Pairs or groups of 3 Equipment 1 playground ball per student Area Large open space Instructions Student 1 punts the ball as far as possible. The next students in turn punt their ball while trying to land it on student 1’s ball on the full or with a bounce. When it is their turn, …
