Mr. Kirsch

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“Basket” Ball

Mr. Kirsch

“Basket” Ball State Standard: 1, 3, & 4 Equipment: Yarnballs (several), Laundry Baskets, Cones, Scooters, Poly Spots, and Cones Grade: K-2 Purpose of Event: Throwing, Teamwork, & Muscular Strength Time: 18-25 minutes Organization: Attach a laundry basket to each scooter using Velcro, a short piece of rope, or ZipTies for the setup.

Gyms 130
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Go Fish Treasure Dribble

Mr. Kirsch

Go Fish Treasure Dribble State Standard: 1, 3, & 4 Equipment: Basketballs (one per pair), Go Fish Card Sets, Cones, and Buckets. Grade: K-2 Purpose of Event: Dribbling Skills (Basketball) & Teamwork Time: 18-25 minutes Organization: Divide the Class into Pairs: Each pair will share one basketball. Relay Formation: Place cones to designate a starting line and a turnaround point (about 10-15 feet away).

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Pits & Alleys

Mr. Kirsch

Pits & Alleys State Standard: 1, 3, & 4 Equipment: Several Items (listed below) Grade: K-5 Purpose of Event: Teamwork & Strategy Time: 18-25 minutes Description: Pits and Alleys Tag game involves strategy where taggers try to tag players and players try to avoid taggers by using the alleys and pits to their advantage. The POLY SPOTS are land minesstep on them, and you are out.

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Chain Reaction

Mr. Kirsch

Chain Reaction State Standard: 1, 4 Equipment: Hula-hoops (at least one per student + extras for play), Beanbags (one per team), Timer or stopwatch, Cones to designate team zones Grade: K-5 Purpose of Event: Overhand Throwing (football), Teamwork, and Catching Time: 20-25 minutes Organization : S pread hula-hoops around the playing area with ample space between them.

Coaching 147
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Unifix Cube Warm-up

Mr. Kirsch

Unifix Cube Warm-up State Standard: 1, 3, & 4 Equipment: Unifix Cubs, Buckets, and Cones Grade: K-2 Purpose of Event: Moving in General Space, Manipulative Skills, and Throwing Time: 18-25 minutes Organization: Set up teams of 3-4 with 1 empty bucket in front of them and 3 buckets on the lines in front of them, as if you were running lines in basketball.

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Feed The Alligators

Mr. Kirsch

Feed The Alligators State Standard: 1, 3, & 4 Equipment: Mats, Cones, Baskets, and Scooters Grade: K-2 Purpose of Event: Moving in General Space, Manipulative Skills, and Throwing Time: 18-25 minutes Organization: Scatter ball pit balls all over the gym floor. Set six color-coded baskets in the middle of the gym on top of the four mats. The mats represent the lagoon, the baskets are the alligators, and the ball pit balls are the food.

Gyms 147
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Batter Up

Mr. Kirsch

Batter Up State Standard: 1, 3, & 4 Equipment: Mats, Cones, long-handled implements, and balls. Grade: 3-5 (K-2 possibly) Purpose of Event: Striking with a Long-Handled Implement (S1.E25), Fielding/Catching a batted ball (S1.E16) Time: 18-25 minutes Organization: Place mats for boundaries between ‘batting cages’ facing a long wall for more space to use and hit into (dependent on your gym size).

Gyms 130