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Bombs
Away or Fox and Hound |
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Concept Being Taught: |
Throwing,
Team Strategy |
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Objective: |
Students will
throw the ball towards the “it” using information gathered by other team
members. |
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Grade Level: |
3rd
– 5th Grade |
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Equipment: |
4 – 6 mats;
30 – 60 gator balls or yarn balls; 10 jerseys |
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Playing Area: |
Basketball
court or other large area |
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Cues: |
Fire, Cease
Fire, Bombs Away, Spy Mission |
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Game Description: |
Class is
divided into two teams. The mats are open & standing on end, so the
students can’t see over them. Have students stay sitting on their
bottoms/crab walk and/or on their knees/crawl. One person is given a jersey
to wear to identify them as “it”. On cue students begin throwing balls over
the mats trying to hit the “it”. Students, including the “it”, may catch the
ball or dodge it. But if a student is hit by a ball they must crab walk or
crawl to the back wall and then run around the perimeter of the gym. This is
the spy mission, because they can look to see where the other team’s “it” is
and report back to their team. I encourage them to use the number and
letters on the wall like Battleship. When “it” is hit by a ball, the other
team gets a point and another “it” is placed on the team that was hit. Now
one team has one “it” and the other team has two “its”. |
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Modifications: |
“it” can’t
move; set up trash can to be it and see how many balls get into the cans |
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Assessment: |
Observation;
Question & Answer |
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TEKS: |
2.6 A-
identify goals to be accomplished during simple games such as not getting
tagged
2.6 B- identify strategies in simple games and activities such as dodging to
avoid being tagged
3.6 A- identify components of games that can be modified to make the games
and participants more successful
3.6 B- explain the importance of basic rules in games and activities
5.6 A- describe fundamental components and strategies used in net/wall,
invasion, target, and fielding games such as basic positions-goalie,
offense, or defense
5.6 B- explain the concept and importance or team work |
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Submitted By: Ronda Pippen after seeing it played at TAHPERD
Convention by Curtis Hathcock in Arlington, TX 2004 |