Germball

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Germball

State Standard: 1, 2, & 4
Equipment: Cageball, Exercise (stability) Ball , Poly Spots, & gator skin balls. Grade: K-3 (4-5 possibly)
Purpose of Event: Throwing at a moving target, running, teamwork, & manipulation.
Time: 15-20 minutes
Organization:  Divide the class into two teams and have them line up on each side of the gym.  Spread out the poly spots (random colors) along the half-court line. This will act as the boundary line where the students cannot cross.

Germball: Start the game with just one cageball or stability ball and then add more as the game continues. The physical education instructor will explain to the students the cageball/stability balls are the germs and the two teams must try and throw the gator-skin balls (medicine) at the germball, forcing it across the half court line.  The two teams are trying make the germball roll over to the other teams side (across the poly spots) as they do NOT want the germballs on their side of gym.  No student is allowed to touch the cageball at any time with their hands (germs).  **Only the smaller balls (medicine) are used to force the cageball across the line.** 

Variations: For older students you could have them perform a desired exercise if they touch the ball with their hands. They have been in contact the germs!!!
Concerns: Move safely around the gym. Make sure students are NOT throwing the balls at each other!!!
This idea is from: Myself

Mega-Goal Hockey

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Mega-Goal Hockey

State Standard: 1, 2, 3, 4
Equipment: Hockey Sticks & 6 Hockey Nets (Goals) Grade: 3-5
Purpose of Event:  Stick and Puck Manipulation, Control, Shooting Technique, & Teamwork
Time: 15- 20 minutes
Organization: Set-up 6 nets and put all the fleece balls and tennis balls in the middle. Students are separated into groups evenly at each one of the six nets.

Introduction:  A student from each goal runs to the middle (with their hockey stick) and dribbles a ball back to their goal and attempts a shot (trying to score a goal). If the student makes their goal;  the ball stays in their teams goal. If they miss; the student must dribble the ball (hockey stick) back to the middle. They then run back hand their hockey stick to the next teammate in line who repeats the same activity as their teammates in order to score a goal for their team. After each round count how many goals were made and start again. Then have team rotate to practice at different goals.

Variations: Instead of having just one student from each team have a hockey stick (with older students) have each player at each goal have their own hockey stick. On the signal, ALL students from each goal run to the middle and dribble a ball (with hockey stick) and attempt a shot at their teams goal.
Concerns: Move safely around the gym. Making sure students are not “high-sticking.” If playing with all students with a hockey stick make sure students are be aware of who is around them when they shoot to score.
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Partner Tri-Athalon

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Partner Tri-Athalon

State Standard: 1, 2, 3, 4
Equipment: Scooters  Grade: (K-1 maybe) 2-5
Purpose of Event:  Cardiovascular Endurance, Simulate a Tri-Athalon, & Teamwork
Time: 15- 20 minutes
Introduction: Divide the class into two groups. One group will walk/run around the perimeter of the gym while the other group will use the scooter to simulate swimming and biking. To simulate biking, the student sits on the scooter and uses their feet to move forward or backward. For swimming, they lie on their stomach and use arms to move across the gym space. Switch every two minutes or so. I have them swim from free throw line to free throw line then bike back when they get to the line they wait and then transition to running laps while their partner transitions to swimming and then ride no bike.

Variation: You can also split the gym into halves and have 3 groups of students participating in the 3 events at a time. One half of the gym students could be “swimming” and another group could be “biking” on the other half. This is being completed as the third group is running around the outside of the gym.
Concerns: Move safely around the gym.
This idea is from: Steve Kennedy, Physical Education Teacher, Anne Sullivan Elementary School.