Title – Introductory Balance and Ball Activities

By – Mohammed Asim Ghazi

Primary Subject – Health / Physical Education

Grade Level – K-3

Concept/Skill Being Taught:

• Balance
• Throwing the ball
• Compatibility of intramuscular nerves

Materials Needed:

• Wands
• Basketballs
• Hula-hoops
• Small balls

Description Of Activities:

• First Exercise — The Ball and Wands
  • Three wands of wood are placed in a triangle on the ground.
  • The student balances a small ball on them.
  • Time allowed – 30 seconds

  

• Second Exercise — Catch and Throw the Ball
  • Divide class into three equal rows.
  • Each student in the first row holds a basketball.
  • The students in the middle row hold up hula-hoops.
  • Students in the third row will receive the ball from students in the first row.
  • At the teacher’s signal, the students throw their basketballs through the hula-hoop in front of them to the student across from them in the third row.

  

• Third Exercise — Walk Balance
  • A student walks from the start line to the finish line with something on his head while carrying a small ball each hand, taking into account individual arms during the exercise.

  

Assessment:

1. Student learns to develop a balance.
   
2. Student learns how to shoot a basketball.
   
3. The student develops intramuscular nerve consensus.
   

Suggestions for adapting this activity for kids with disabilities:

The first and second exercises are appropriate for students in wheelchairs.

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