3-5 PE Lesson Ideas

To begin the class I explain how in the movie, Harry and his classmates used brooms and flew high above the sky to play the game. We are going to bring the game down to earth. I would like to have used brooms in my game, however, I do not have them, so we left them out. I believe that the addition of brooms would be a nice touch to the game.

Rules:

1. To begin the game, players are assigned their positions.

a. Seeker-this is one to two people (depending upon your class size), who when the "Snitch" is released, tries to get it and score 150 points for their team.

b. Chaser-there are 3-4 Chasers per team. They are the players who use the "Quaffle" and throw it through one of the hoops and score 10 points for their team.

c. "Beater" (or taggers)-there are 3-4 Beaters per team. These are the players that use the Bludger and try to tag Chasers and the Seeker out. The Beaters play a defensive strategy.

2. The game begins with a Chaser from each team standing in the center circle (like a jump ball in basketball). The Quaffle (soccer ball) is tossed into the air and the center Chaser's try to hit the Quaffle to another player on their own team. They may not catch their own tip.

3. The Seeker and Beaters are positioned on their side of the playing area awaiting the tip.

4. The Chaser can continue to run with the Quaffle until tagged with a Bludger. Once tagged, they must stop moving and pass the Quaffle to another teammate.

5. Seekers and Beaters never handle the Quaffle, only Chasers. Chasers are the only players that can score 10 points for their team by throwing it through one of the 3 hoops (hanging from a basketball net/apparatus)at the end of their playing area (similar to a goal in football).

6. If the Quaffle is dropped, the other team gets possession. If a goal is scored, players return to the center for a new tip off.

7. At some point in the game, the referee (teacher) will release the Snitch. This is when the Seekers come into play. They are the only players that can go for the Snitch.

8. Beaters can try to stop the Seeker by tagging them with a Bludger. If a Seeker gets tagged must change positions and exchange their pinnie with a teammate.

9. The Snitch needs to be moving as much as possible. If it stops rolling or bouncing without being picked up it goes back to the referee.

10. The first team's Seeker to get the Snitch gets 20 points for their team (different from the book). The game continues until one team gets 150 points.