Smash Stars!
Category: Sport Skills · 2-page printable PDF · Ages F-2, 3-4 · Free for ConnectedPE members
Smash Stars! teaches striking to ages 5–10 through twelve missions in four ladders — Ready & Watch, Big Hits, Aim & Control, and Rally & Tricks — riding a four-word technique: WATCH the ball, TURN side-on, STEP toward it, SWING level and follow through. The progression is genuinely developmental: Balloon Bat and Tee Whack before Bounce & Hit, then Wall Rally, Target Smash and Gate Hit before Partner Rally and Two-in-a-Row.
Starting on balloons and stationary balls means every learner strikes successfully from minute one, and the equipment line is deliberately open — any bat, paddle, racquet or just a hand, with a cone-tee standing in for equipment you don't own. A highlighted Play Safe rule (big space before you swing) bakes in the one non-negotiable. The Striking Logbook counts balloon-tap, wall-rally and partner-rally streaks across three tries, with awards at 4, 8 and all 12 missions.
Two pages, F–Year 4, AC9HPEFM01/2M01/4M01. Leads straight into Hit It! — The Striking & Fielding Adventure Card.
What students learn
Develop object-control fundamental movement skills through striking — watching the ball, turning side-on, stepping toward the target and swinging level with a follow-through, from stationary hits to partner rallies.
Topics: striking, batting, object control, hand-eye coordination, fundamental movement skills, bat and ball
Curriculum links
- AC9HPEFM01
- AC9HPE2M01
- AC9HPE4M01
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