Wall ball
Class is separated, can be groups or pairs. One student throws the ball at the wall, and another has to get in front of the ball to catch or stop…
Parachute Catch
Teachers use the parachute to launch lots of yarn balls into the air and the students try to catch as many as they can. Set a goal of catches and…
Gold Stampede
Place poly spots all over the floor and identify them as gold nuggets. Create partners and give each pair one ball to throw. Variation 1: throwing emphasis. The "miner" in…
Ethan’s game
There is one tagger in the middle of the gym. The rest of the class starts on the end of the gym. There are two designated throwers, one on each…
Seven-up
Students find a spot along the wall where they can work and complete the following tasks in order: Toss and catch Toss, clap 1x and catch Toss, clap 2x and…
Box Ball
Class will be divided into two teams. Two boxes will be created using mats. Students will throw yarn balls or dodgeballs using proper overhand technique. If they miss the other…
Follow the Leader Throw and Catch
Spread hoops out on the floor in the activity area (half as many as there are students) and place a ball (or other object that can be thrown--bean bag, koosh…
Freezamania throw and catch
After introducing/reviewing the cues for throwing and catching to be focused on during this lesson (for ex. throwing: "follow through to your partner"; "twist your body"; catching: "give with your…
Wall Ball
The basic activity of the game is throwing the ball up against the wall, letting it bounce on the ground if you want, then catching it. You can throw it…
FIre and Ice Freeze Tag
Level one 3 ways to get frozen: Getting tagged by an icicle, falling down, going out of bounds If you are frozen you must do the fist pump dance moving…