Curated OER
Follow the Leader Throw and Catch
Students perform various throwing and catching activities to music with a partner, with one partner as the leader, and the other copying the movements.
Curated OER
Throw and Catch Tag
Students throw and catch, moving through general space safely amongst others.
Curated OER
Dodgeball Variations
Dodgeball has been beloved by schoolchildren for many years, but who would have thought there could be so many variations for this exciting and physically active game? Mix it up in your PE class and keep the adventure going with over 30...
Curated OER
Ghostbusters (tossing & catching scarves)
Students play a game with scarves to practice throwing and catching. They each have a scarf, sit in a circle, and sing a ghost-related song, playing various scarf tricks at the same time.
Curated OER
Frisbee Throw and Catch
Students practice throwing and catching a Frisbee with a partner. They start close together and take one step back after each successful throw and catch.
Curated OER
Throw and Catch Tennis
Students practicewith a racket, to learn strategies for moving the ball around the court and the importance of placing the ball in different spots .
Curated OER
To The Beat
This activity is two-fold in that it addresses having youngsters get a feel for different rhythms in music and in practicing their underhand tossing skills. Gather all kinds of equipment to throw, such as: yarn balls, spider balls, and...
Curated OER
Throw to the Cone
Students practice throwing to a moving target and increase their facility with accurate throwing by playing this game.
Curated OER
Football Frenzy
Students practice throwing and catching a football in a dynamic setting. The quarterbacks throw passes to their receivers. If the receiver catches a pass, then they jog back to their quarterback area and they become a quarterback.
Curated OER
PE Back Pack
What a great idea! Young athletes take backpacks with sports equipment home so they can practice their skills. Each backpack has different equipment to practice different skills. There are task cards in each of the backpack with...
San Francisco Unified School District
Silent Ball
Just as you've lined up the class to go to recess, it begins pouring rain and all chaos breaks loose. What do you do? It's time for silent ball! The rules include no talking, and you must catch the ball. If you talk, drop the...
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...
PEGAMES.org
Speedball
Review concepts at the end of the day with a quick game of speedball! The activity starts with learners seated on top of their desks who must then, after responding correctly to a review question, pass the ball around the classroom as...
Curated OER
Hot Potato Tag
Students throw and catch the ball provided to them. When the music stops, the student with the ball runs while the other one chases them.
Mr Gym
British Warm-Up Tag
British warm-up tag is a team dodgeball game. One ball, two teams. Run away from the person who has the ball in his hand to avoid being hit by the ball and eliminated from the game. If you have the ball in your hands, you may not...
Curated OER
To The Beat
Students to get a feel for different rhythms through throwing and catching. They are asked to throw to their partner keeping time with the beat of the music. The partner catch the ball and throw it back to their partner in rhythm.
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
Santa's Sack
Students practice throwing and catching with a partner or self toss-catch. As a prerequisite skill they should understand safe spaces and have some knowledge of throwing and catching skills.
Curated OER
STXBall Soft Lacrosse
Young scholars discover how to cradle, throw and catch and scoop in order to play Lacrosse. They also need to know the simple rules of the game.
Curated OER
One Step Throw & Catch
Learners, in pairs, choose a ball to throw back and forth between them about 9 feet apart (i.e., 3 giant steps). After making a catch both students take one giant step backwards. If a student misses a catch they move one giant step...
Curated OER
Diet and Exercise Activity
Students explore their physical abilities by participating in team sports. In this physical education lesson plan, students collaborate in groups in one of several team sports before moving on to the next station. Students...
Curated OER
Using Bean Bags
Here is useful lesson plan which demonstrates how bean bags can be used to develop manipulative skills. Young learners gain awareness of their bodies by taking part in this exercise. They also respond to a whistle, and focus on following...
Curated OER
Write, Read and Play
Students integrate writing, reading and movement skills. They draw from a hat a movement skill (e.g., throwing, catching, kicking, etc.), sport, or related word (e. g., heart, muscle, etc.) and create a book written on the first or...
Curated OER
Basketball - Hoops - Team Sports 2
Hoopsters! Looking for something to use to teach your hoopsters a bit about the game of basketball? Use this very comprehensive PowerPoint to teach everything from the history of the sport, to skill techniques, to game plays. Included...