K-2 PE Lesson Ideas

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Name of Activity: Treasure Hunt

Purpose of Activity: To practice dribbling skills.

Prerequisites: Prior dribbling experiences. Students should be at the Control level or higher of the GLSP.

Suggested Grade Level: K-2

Materials Needed: One ball that can be dribbled per child, more poly spots than children, five large posters with a different shape on each poster (i.e., heart, square, star, apple, circle, frog), matching shapes (treasures) that can be hidden under poly spots, five hoops (one under each poster).

Description of Idea

Assessment Ideas:

Ask student to analyze their dribbling while answering the following questions based on appropriate cues:

1. Which part of your hand did you use to dribble the ball?
2. How high did you dribble your ball?
3. Did you bump into anyone? Why? Or why not?
4. Did the ball get away from you? Why? Or why not?

Teaching Suggestions:

The students can play as described above, or they can be challenged to see how many shapes they can find in a certain amount of time. Another way to play is to assign students a specific shape to look for which will make it more of a team game.