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Name of Activity:
Dribbling Math Challenge
Purpose of Activity:
To practice foot dribbling and hand dribbling with control. In addition it helps to reinforce math concepts.Activity cues:
Hand Dribbling CuesPrerequisites:
Should have had prior experience dribbling with their feet/hands, basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills.Suggested Grade Level:
2-4Materials Needed:
A soccer ball/basketball for each student, 50 cones at least with numbers on them, cards with grade appropriate math problems on them, 2 hula hoops.
Description of Idea
Have cones spread out around the gym. Have math cards in hoops at the ends of the area. Students begin at a cone with a ball and dribble (hand/foot) to a hoop. Students select a card and dribble to the appropriate cone based on the answer to the math equation. They then dribble back to the hoop, replace card and select a new one.
Sample cards:
- What is 6+2?
- What is 2+1?
- What is 10-4?
- Can you find an odd number?
- An even number?
- What is 10/2?
- What is 3 x 4?
Assessment Ideas:
Are students dribbling the ball using the correct technique? Are they able to dribble with the ball under control? Use the Assessment Checklist to record student skills.
Submitted by Lauren Lynch
who teaches at Rodeph Sholom
in New York, NY.
Thanks for contributing to PE Central! Posted on PEC: 10/26/2002.
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