| Moneyball | |
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State Standard: 1, 3, & 4 |
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| Equipment: Several basketballs, crates/buckets, and play money, & several Poly spots. | Grade: 3-5 |
| Purpose of Event: dribbling, shooting, teamwork, and adding skills |
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| Time: 20-25 minutes | |
Organization: Divide the class into four teams. Each player needs a basketball. Set up several poly spots (depending on how many students you have) around the shooting lanes on the basketball court. If you have four basketball hoops, you need to set up poly spots at each hoop at different spots. You can use buckets and/or milk crates (this will be the team’s bank to put their money in). Description: After the teams have been distributed, On the signal, each player will dribble their basketball and attempt a shot at one of the poly spots. If the player makes their shot, they will look on the whiteboard (see the picture below) to see how much that specific color is worth ($$). They will then go to the cart, grab the money, and put it in their team’s bank account (buckets/milk crates). Then they will attempt another shot to keep gaining more money for their team. The activity continues until all the money is gone or time is up. After the activity has ended, each team will put their basketballs away and go and add up the amount of money they earned. The team with the most money wins.
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| Concerns: Be safe while shooting the basketballs (make sure nobody is under the baskets). No cheating!!!! | |
| This idea is from My student teacher Miss Zimbeck |
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