Set up:
Using a basketball court or large playing area as a "graveyard," set up two halves with the equipment. The center line divides the two halves. Each half will have six hula hoops spread out, a polyspot inside each hoop, and a bowling pin (ghost) placed on each spot. The spots will help students to know where to replace the pins after they are knocked down, and the hoops are there to keep students from guarding the pins too closely. Scatter the balls on the floor, half of them on each side.

Directions:
Divide the students into two teams. Explain that they will be trying to knock over the other team's "ghosts" by rolling, throwing or striking the ball with their hand. Kicking the ball is not allowed. No one can cross the center line. Have one student guarding each "ghost" while the others attempt to knock down "ghosts." The game will start on the signal, or when the music starts playing. When all the pins are knocked down on one side, reset the pins and start again with new "ghoulies" (guards).

Instead of using the theme of "ghosts in the graveyard", you can use "pumpkins in a pumpkin patch." Switch the color of the fabric to orange and draw a jack-o-lantern face with a marker. Another fall theme could be "scarecrows in the cornfield" and the students could be "crows" trying to knock down the "scarecrows".

Using a skills checklist, assess each student for the level of skill. This could be a pre-test or a post-test, depending on the age level.