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Name of Activity: Bounce to Spell
Academic content: Language Arts
Purpose of Activity: Working on eye-hand coordination, cooperation and spelling skills.
Prerequisites: Basic work with dribbling, passing and catching, list of current spelling words from the classroom teacher.
Suggested Grade Level: 1-2
Materials Needed: Variety of different size playground balls (one/two students).
Physical activity: Dribbling, Passing, and Catching a Ball
Description of Idea Students are in their own personal space with a playground ball and a partner. Students are given a spelling word from their classroom or schoolwide list. They bounce the ball to their partner saying a letter as they pass the ball. The partner says another letter as they catch the ball as they ultimately try to successfully spell out the complete word.
Variations: To challenge the students, the teacher can suggest different types of passes....i.e. pass the ball at a low level, pass the ball quickly, pass the ball under a particular body part, pass the ball facing sideways toward your partner.
Assessment Ideas: Ask students the following questions: Where does the ball need to bounce between you and your partner for him/her to successfully catch the ball? What type of force (strong, light) is needed as you pass the ball? What was the easiest way to catch the ball?
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