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Name of Activity: Water Bottle Recycle Activity
Purpose of Activity: To allow practice of the underhand throw.
To remind students of the importance of drinking water during activity.
To remind students to recycle.
Prerequisites: Underhand throw
Suggested Grade Level: K-2
Materials Needed: 100 empty water bottles,
80 bean bags,
2 large buckets labeled Recycle Bin
Description of Idea Water Bottle Recycle Activity:
Students are reminded, after participating in this warm up activity, that water is the most important drink for our bodies. Another focus is on encouraging students to recycle plastic water bottles, and better yet, to use a stainless steel water bottle and save even more! Set up and Rules:
-100 empty water bottles are placed throughout the gym (50 on each side, using the center court line to divide the gym.)
-Two large buckets of different colors are placed on opposite ends of the center court line and labeled: Recycle Bin (one color belonging to one team and one color belonging to the other team).
-40 bean bags are placed along each of the two base lines. Students are divided into two teams. Each team stands opposite the other along the center court line. When the music begins, the teams turn around and head to their base line and pick up no more than 2 bean bags and run no further than the center court line and attempt to knock over the water bottles on the other team’s side of the court. An underhand throw is the only allowed throw. (The bean bag should slide along the floor.) If a water bottle is knocked over, the thrower runs over to the other side and picks up the water bottle and puts it in the designated Recycle Bin. Students should be sure to track the bean bag – sometimes the bag will knock over more than one water bottle! The activity is over when all bottles are knocked over. Therefore, the side that finishes first will need to (underhand) throw bean bags back to the other team until all bottles have been knocked over and placed in the recycle bin.
Assessment Ideas: Assessment sheet: What kind of throw was practiced?
Which foot should you step with when throwing?
What level should the bean bag travel in?
Why were water bottles used for this activity?
Why was the bucket labeled Recycle Bin?
Adaptations for Students with Disabilities: Water bottles are placed closer to the midcourt line.
A mentor student is chosen to provide a bean bag for the student who cannot run in search of bean bags.
Some bottles will be placed on top of mats for students who cannot bend to the low level to throw underhand.
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