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Partner Passes• Stand 1-2 metres away from your partner. Your teacher will

explain which throw you are going to use and how to do it.

• Practise throwing and catching with your partner.

• Your teacher might challenge you to pass the ball a certain number of times or as many times as you can without dropping it.

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Attack Ball!• Stand, facing your partner, around

1-2 metres away from them.

• Throw the ball as far as you can, using the throw which your teacher tells you to.

• Your partner must catch it, then throw it back from the spot where they have caught the ball.

• The aim is to force your partner back to the edge of the playing area by throwing the ball as far as you can, forcing them to move back.

• If your partner runs out of space and cannot move any further back, you have won.

Caterpillar Races• Your teacher will split you into teams.

• In your team, spread yourselves out in a line from one side of the playing area to the other.

• The ball will start at one side of your line (your caterpillar).

• Pass the ball along the line until it reaches the end.

• Your teacher will tell you which throw to use.

• Catch the ball, turn to face the next person in the line and then pass to them.

• The first team to get the ball to the other end of their line wins.

• If you or a teammate drops the ball, the ball must go back to the start of your line.

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Hit the Hoop• Hoops will be placed on the floor or will

be hung up against a wall.

• You will be told which pass to use by the teacher.

• You will work with a partner to practice this throw.

• Your partner will tell you which colour of hoop to aim for and you must use the throw to hit that hoop.

• If you want, you can count a point for every successful throw!

Bounce the Cone• Different coloured cones will be placed on the floor.

• You will use the bounce pass to bounce the ball on a cone.

• You will work with a partner to practice this throw.

• Your partner will tell you which colour of cone to aim for.

• If you want, you can count a point for every successful throw!

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Around the World• Your group will stand in a circle with

one person in the middle.

• Your teacher will tell you which pass to use.

• The person in the middle will pass to one person in the circle.

• They person who has thrown will follow the ball and swap places with the person who caught it.

• The person who caught the ball goes into middle of the circle with the ball, before passing it to the next person in the circle.

• If the person did not catch the ball, they do not switch and stay where they are.

Bench Catch• In partners, one person will stand on a bench

and one will stand in front of the bench.

• The person on the bench will move from one side of the bench to the opposite side.

• When they reach one side, the partner will pass them the ball and they must catch it before throwing it back to their partner.

• The person on the bench must use side steps to move to the other side of the bench to receive another pass.

• After ten passes, swap roles with your partner.

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Under, Over!• Your teacher will split you into teams.

• Spread out in a line from one side of the playing area to the other.

• Face the same way and do not turn around.

• The ball will start at one side of your line.

• To get the ball to the other side of the line, you will have to pass the ball by either putting the ball over your head or by passing the ball between your legs.

• The pass alternates with each person in the line so that the first person passes under, the second passes over, third passes under and so on.

• The first team to get the ball to the end of their line wins!

Coconut Shy• There will be a line of five cones.

• On each cone will be a small soft ball (A coconut).

• Stand at a cone, 1-2 metres away from the coconuts, with 3 larger balls.

• You have three throws of your choice to knock as many ‘coconuts’ off as possible.

• After your three throws, retrieve the balls and pass them to the next person in the line.

• Then, join the end of the line.

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Competition Card1. Races

In teams, line up along the edge of your gym hall or playing area. Throw the ball as far as you can. Retrieve the ball before passing it onto the next person in your team. The first team to all have thrown the ball wins. This could be done using every type of throw!

2. Partner Competition Face your partner. The teacher will tell you which throw to use before shouting “Go!”. Once you have completed 20 passes, sit down. The first pair to sit down wins!

3. Relay Races In teams, line up along the edge of your gym hall or playing area. Throw the ball to the other side of the hall or area, where the next person in your team will be waiting to catch it. Once you have thrown the ball join either the end of your own line or the line on the opposite side: your teacher will tell you which one. They will throw the ball back to the starting place and the next person will be waiting there to catch it. The first team to complete the relay race wins!

Treasure Ball• You will be split into 2 teams.

• Each team will have one side of the playing area.

• At each corner of the room will be a hula hoop. Each team will have one treasure chest hula hoop which will contain a ball and a jail hoop.

• There will be a line of cones to separate the two halves of the playing area.

• The aim of the game is to cross over into the opposing team’s side, steal their ball from their treasure chest and throw it back over to a member of your own team, who will put it in your team’s treasure chest.

• However, when you cross onto the opposing side of the room, the opposing team can tig you. If they catch you; you must go to their jail hoop.

• To be set free, someone from your team must run across to the opposing side and high five you while you are in jail. You are then free.

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Bomb!• You will make a very small circle around the

teacher in the middle of the room.

• The teacher will call someone’s name and throw the ball up in the air.

• That child must run into the middle and catch the ball.

• If you do not catch the ball, the bomb will explode and you are out.

• At the same time, the rest of the class must run as far away as possible until the teacher shouts “Stop!”. The teacher will shout this once you have caught the ball.

• You then have two steps to get as near to someone as possible. Once you have taken two steps, try to hit someone with the ball.

• If you hit someone, they are out and will sit at the side. If the ball misses, you are still in. The person you are aiming for cannot move or dodge the ball, as this would make the game impossible!

• The class will then reset and make a circle around the teacher to let someone else have a turn.

Dodge Ball• Your teacher will split your class into 2 teams. Each

team will have one side of the playing area. You must stay in your own half for the whole game.

• There will be a line of cones splitting the playing area into 2. On top of each cone, or every second cone, there will be a soft ball.

• To begin touch the backline of the playing area.

• When the teacher shouts “Go!” you will run into the middle to get a ball.

• You will keep throwing balls at the opposing team. If a ball hits a child on the other team on their waist or below, they will be out and will sit at the side of the playing area.

• If you manage to catch a ball which is thrown at you, you can select a member of your team who is out to rejoin your team.

• Continue playing until one team is completely out.

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Cookie Monster!• The playing area will be split in half.

• There will be 4 hula hoops lined up in each half of the playing area – so there are 8 altogether. In each hula hoop will be one person. These people will be the cookie monsters.

• There will be soft balls lying around both sides of the playing area. The rest of the class will be split into two teams, one for each side. Stay on your side: you cannot cross the middle line.

• You will try to throw the balls (cookies) to your cookie monsters who are on the opposite side of the playing area.

• If the cookie monster does not catch it, then the ball remains on the other side for the other team to use. If the cookie monster does catch it, they place it inside their hula hoop.

• When there are no more balls left, the game is finished. The team with the most cookies at the end wins.

Netball• Your teacher will split your class into teams of 5.

There will be netball hoops or hula hoops as goals.

• The aim of the game is to score by either: throwing the ball through your net, by bouncing it into the hula hoop or by a player catching the ball when both of their feet are in the hula hoop. Each goal is worth 1 point.

• You cannot move with the ball. To be able to move the ball, you must pass it using a variety of passes.

• To defend, you must stay 3 feet (1 metre) away from the person with the ball. You can hold your hands up to try and catch the ball.

• When you catch the ball, you only have 5 seconds to throw it. Your teacher may decide to make this time longer or shorter.

• You might play as part of a tournament and receive points, 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. This will allow a team to be the overall winner.

• OR you can simply play for FUN!