Curated OER
Advanced Throw and Catch
Learners practice their throwing and catching skills. They use scooters to practice improve their skills. Students practice rebounding the ball against the wall. They play dodgeball as a class.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonics: High-Frequency Words, Word Fishing
To practice reading high-frequency words fluently, learners play a fishing game at a learning center. They take turns fishing; each fish contains a single high-frequency word. To keep the fish they caught, they must be able to read the...
Curated OER
Tchoukball - Lesson 5 - Rebounding
Tchoukball lesson 5 is focused on rebounding. This is a good skill to learn in that getting control of the ball is so important. After all, one must have the ball in order to score. There are several drills that have been scaffolded to...
Curated OER
Mistakes That English Native Speakers Make 3
For this grammar worksheet, students analyze 20 sentences and mark the one error in each. Students look for errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling or writing style. This page is intended for ESL adults, but is usable for proofreading...
Curated OER
The River/Fish Game
Students practice throwing and catching skills in a pair while competing for all the fish that are caught while successfully demonstrating these skills. The game is made harder by increasing the distance of the throwing and catching.
Curated OER
Volleyball Lesson
Young scholars explore their physical abilities by participating in a sport. In this volleyball lesson, students discover the different techniques and skills needed to play volleyball by moving from different stations with small groups....
Curated OER
Apache Ball
Students play a game of dodge ball in which the object of the game is to eliminate the other team.
Do2Learn
Reciprocal Conversation
Keep the conversation going with a social skills activity. Designed for learners with autism, the lesson guides peers through the back-and-forth of a conversation, encouraging them to wait their turn before responding.
Curated OER
Turkey Bowl
Rolling three strikes in bowling is known as a turkey—but in a Thanksgiving-themed bowing game, every pin is a turkey! Young learners practice hand-eye coordination, ball rolling, and weight transfer with an engaging game of Turkey Bowl.
Curated OER
Tactical Awareness in Modified Paddle Tennis
Pupils practice a modified version of paddle tennis. They set up the court and review the elements of the game. Students practice serving and returnig the ball. They practice keeping score.
Curated OER
Dribbling, Screening and Defense
Students are introduced to the techniques to dribble and defend themselves in a game of handball. In groups, they play a game and practice being on the offensive and defensive. To end the lesson, they participate in dribbling and...
Curated OER
Beach Ball Word Families
Second graders throw a beach ball to each other to play a game that helps them practice word families. In this word family lesson plan, 2nd graders throw a beach ball to each other and whatever part their thumb lands on, they look at the...
Curated OER
Rebound Ball
Pupils practice throwing and catching in teams while learning about rebound angles.
Curated OER
Ten Points Football
Students practice hiking and passing a football. In this football lesson, students play a game to practice football skills. When a player hikes the ball to another player, and it is caught, a point is awarded. The students are divided...
California Academy of Science
Banishing Bycatch
Bycatch is a sad reality for many sea turtles, dolphins, and sharks; it occurs when they get unintentionally caught in commercial fishing nets. The class plays a game using popcorn and crackers, each child will attempt to catch the...
California Academy of Science
Academy Seafood Market and Fishery
What fishing method is the most sustainable? Find out through a fun, but meaningful game in which your little fishermen use different techniques to see what they catch. After the fishing activity is over, there are several discussion...
Mr Gym
Street Alleys
Streets and alleys is a cat and mouse game wherein the cat is chasing and trying to capture the mouse. The fun part of this game is that the streets can turn in to alleys and the alleys can turn in to streets. This can be at times...
Curated OER
Doubles Tennis Baseball
Your Junior Highers use an alternative way to practice accuracy of their tennis strokes by playing a game similar to baseball. The purpose is to hit the ball away from your opponents, but within the lines.
Mr Gym
Soccer Round-Up
Round-up as many soccer balls for your team as possible. Hula-Hoops are scattered about equal distance from the center spot. The older the players, the farther away the Hula-Hoops should be from the center spot. There should be enough...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
American Stories: Challenge Activities (Theme 2)
For those class members who have mastered the basic concepts and need extra challenges, here's a packet of activities sure to engage them in stories about American immigration and exploration. Kids may design a dramatic presentation...
Perkins School for the Blind
Beanbag Toss
Why is learning how to catch and toss so important? If one has visual impairments, learning this basic skill will help him increase orientation and mobility, coordination, and cognitive development,. Mastery of this skill will also mean...
Curated OER
Hop on Down the Bunny Trail
Students practice various locomotor skills at six different stations. They move a 'bunny' down a 'trail' to track their progress. All of the activities must be done as a group and stress teamwork and sportsmanship.
Curated OER
Is That a Fact?
Fifth graders use physical activity to help them distinguish between facts and opinions. They are broken up into pairs and students give a fact or opinion (based on the call by the teacher) when the ball is bounced to them.