If my kids are playing multiple rounds, I usually give the losing team, who now has more trash in their yard than the winning team, a 10-second head start before I start the music and let the winning team play again. In between rounds you can offer refinements and throwing tips as needed. You can use any type of soft ball, but the one’s I’m using in the video are 7-8″ uncoated foam balls which aren’t super durable, but are really awesome for little kids because it is IMPOSSIBLE to get hurt when taking one to the face.ĭuring the game I remind students to go to “Jail” if they break a rule (although some of them are honest and actually put themselves in jail) I use my “trash meter” to count the trash in both yards, and the one with the least trash is the winner, winner, chicken dinner! No one throws any trash after the music stops. Last thing, when the music stops, everybody stops. Only use the designated throw (no kicking).
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This game is based on the same thing that happens in my neighborhood every month… I normally focus on underhand throwing with my K-1st students and switch to overhand throwing as my focus for my 2nd graders.
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You can also modify the game to work on kicking skills, striking with paddles, or pretty much whatever skill you’d like to work on. In this game, you can focus on whatever throw you want or you can allow students to choose the throw they would like to work on. This game is an activity that allows you to work on throwing skills with younger students.