Matrix
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Students have to navigate their way through a matrix of elastic bands by going over and under through the holes.
NITROBALL (Inverted Volleyball)
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Equipment: Volleyball or other bouncy ball.
Court: Volleyball courts and nets work best. The net will hang at 3 feet off of the ground like tennis. Teams of 3 to 6 players work well.
Scoring: Rally scoring. Games are played to 15 or 21 points, win by 2.
Serving:. Underhand serving only. Use the same service rotation as volleyball.
Volleys: Teams can have up to 3 hits per side. The ball must bounce before each hit can be made. Volleyball hits must be used: pass, set, spike, and dig.
Physical Education Modifications:
- Try different size balls.
- Allow more or fewer hits.
- Adjust court size.
- Raise the net.
- Adjust players on each side.
- Start with an underhand toss over the net instead of a serve.
- Only make it bounce on the first contact.
High Five Tag
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Two students are given pool noodles and become the taggers. The remaining students run away from the taggers on the “go” signal. Once tagged, the student must freeze and hold up their hand like they are about to high five someone. They must remain in this position until another student that is free runs up and high fives them. Game continues until each student has had a turn to be a tagger. Switch taggers every 30-45 seconds.
Hoover Ball
Grade Level: 9-12
Students use a medicine ball and throw back and forth over a net(make sure it is a strong net, or use a slack line across a set of standards instead). There is one team on either side of the net. The goal is to catch the medicine ball after it is thrown over the net. Each time the ball is not caught, the team who threw it gains a point. Can play to 10/15/or 21.
Color Clean
Grade Level: K-2
Students have to work together to help clean the floor in the gym!
Objects of different colors are spread out around the gym floor and hula hoops that match the colors are spread out in the corners of the gym. Students use a bat or long handled implement of their choice to push those objects toward the hoop that matches that object’s color.
Objectives: Familiarity with long handled implements. Learning how to hold a bat.
Straight Race
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Students begin on the baseline each holding a gator ball. On the teacher signal, the students underhand serve their ball so that it goes straight ahead of them. The goal of the activity is for the entire class to hit the balls straight ahead of them without crossing over into another persons lane. Start by using a short distance and extend the task to include the entire gym floor. The class wins when the entire class can move across the floor in a straight pattern.
Kindergarten Clean-up
Grade Level: K-2
Students begin on the baseline each holding a gator ball. On the teacher signal, the students underhand serve their ball so that it goes straight ahead of them. The goal of the activity is for the entire class to hit the balls straight ahead of them without crossing over into another persons lane. Start by using a short distance and extend the task to include the entire gym floor. The class wins when the entire class can move across the floor in a straight pattern.
Volley battle
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Place hula hoops randomly inside the volleyball court in the gym. Place beach balls, balloons, or volleyballs around the outside of the playing area. On the teacher signal, students try to knock all of the hoops out of the game by underhand serving a ball so that it lands in the hoop.
Volley a lot
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Create target on the walls and other areas around the playing area. Create score cards that match the targets. Students are each given a balloon or beach ball to use at the targets, On the teacher’s signal students move to a target and try to get as many correct volleys (or serves) as they can in a time period designated by the teacher. St the end of the time period, students record their scores and go to the next target.
Cover the court
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
After an initial practice time using volleyball underhand serves, divide the class into two or three teams depending on the number of nets that are available. Each team will have “servers” and “ball shaggers” separated by the net. The “servers” will serve from behind a designated line. The “ball shaggers” stand on the other side of the net but off the court. Their job is to quickly roll the balls to the “servers” after they have landed. Hoops or yoga mats (the battleships) are arranged on the side of the net where the “Ball Shaggers” are located. A “portion of the court is covered” when a server is able to serve the ball over the net and have it land in the hoop or on the yoga mat. When the entire court is covered, the team wins!
Wormball
Grade Level: K-2
Each student has a ball and moves around the room dribbling or bouncing the ball on the lines. Anytime they come face-to-face with another student they throw the ball up into the sky. Once they gather the ball again, they can begin moving around again. Each time they come close to a basket, they can try to make a shot. At any point during the game the teacher can shout throw up, Students must move to find a new color ball.
Slide across tag
Grade Level: 3-5
Start with this game,
Then vary by allowing players through, but block passes. Round #2-allow players through, block passes, switch spots with blocked passers.