Create a map of your gymnasium, with four target locations indicated by number. Mark the compass rose on the map.
Label each location with a number and a name.
Station 1: Set up 2 cones with a hockey stick across the top. Lay a stick 2-3 m away as a start line. Children toss a bean bag, underhanded, beneath the hockey stick.
Station 2: Lay a large pail on its side with a start line 2-3 metres away. The students roll a ball into the pail.
Station 3: Set another pail (very large, garbage can size) on its side 2 metres from the wall - facing the wall. The students must bounce a small ball off the wall into the pail.
Station 4: Set up a start line with 2 cones. Place 3 hoola hoops in a line: 2 m, 3 m, and 4 m from the start. The students toss 3 bean bags overhanded into each of the hoops.
Give each group a copy of the map. Start them on each of the four walls and give them instructions with mapping language to find their first station.
They must write down the name of each station when they arrive.
Stations are rotated in clockwise fashion using the points of the compass (North goes to East, East go to South, etc.).
Use an implement to project the object (e.g., hockey stick, golf club, scoop)
Play music when participants are performing the skills at each station. When the music stops, the participants move to the next station on the map.
Students may design their own maps with different starting points.
Play outdoors and incorporate obstacles (e.g., tress, playground equipment, benches, puddles, etc).
Have groups of 4 design their own golf course and they teach another group of 4 how to play the golf course.
What are things you have to consider when planning your shots?
Distance to the hole, obstacles in the way, amount of force needed to get to the location.
Place pictures of the activities beside the description of the stations on the map.
Have an assistant at each station to help participants when they arrive to each station.
Smaller or larger balls with different degrees of bounce.
Increase or decrease the distance to the targets at each station.
LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY
Easy
Participant Grouping
Groups of 4
Equipment
Balls (e.g. beach, foam, paper, wiffle gator): One foam, one rubber Pylons: 6 Beanbags: 12 Hockey sticks: 2
Playing Area
Gymnasium
Safety
The rolling ball game should be facing away from the other centres.
Life Skills Development
Coping and Self-Management Skills
How did the stations help you use different ideas when accurately trying to get the ball to the target.
Why is it important that we try to achieve balance in physical activity? In school? At home?
How can we assure that we have balance in those areas of our life?
FUNdamental Skills
Manipulation Skills
Underhand Throw
Preparation Phase: Step towards net with foot opposite to throwing arm which creates forward momentum.
Execution Phase: Keep arm close to body when swinging giving a low high five.
Follow-Through Phase: Elbow straight helps with the follow-through (keeping the arm swinging in the direction of target, alike a swing on a swingset).
