Box #1

Kicking, Jumping, Catching, throwing

Ball on a String

Equipment:
10 Wiffle Balls
10 Ribbons w/ handles
5 Tennis Balls
3 Soft Balls
3 Koosh Balls
2 Small Gator Balls
10 Poly Spots
1 Chalk stick
1 Tape

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Modifications:
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Wheelchair: For students in wheelchairs using exercise

Frisbees with soft middle will work for the kicking portion.
Students should use Frisbees to bounce balls in the air with
both one hand and two hands.

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English Learners and Sign Users: Use visuals with both

languages explaining the lessons objectives, instructions,
and cues.

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Ball on a String #1 (Kicking)
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Equipment

Balls on a string (wiffle balls work great, 1 per person)

Poly spots (1 per student)
Tape/Chalk

Set-Up

Objective
Activity

Use tape/chalk and poly spots to mark the playing area.

= poly spots
= students

Practice kicking the ball on a string

Students stand on poly spots making a circle

Students practice kicking the ball in the air once then
resetting.
Students practice continuously kicking ball in the air
Students practice moving from one poly spot to another
while continuously kicking their ball in the air. They may not
stay on their poly spot

Low Variations

Have the teacher or aide hold the string while the student
kicks the ball until they feel comfortable holding it on their
own.

Increase distance between poly spots.

Musical Chairs with poly spots (No one gets out in this
musical chairs)

High Variations

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Ball on a String #2 (Dribbling)
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Equipment

Balls on a string (wiffle balls work great, 1 per person)

Poly spots (1 per student)
Tape/Chalk

Set-Up

Objective
Activity

Use tape/chalk and poly spots to mark the playing area.

= poly spots
= students
= students

Practice dribbling the ball on a

string

Students stand on poly spots making a circle

Students stand on play spots in circle.
Students practice moving from one poly spot to another
while continuously dribbling their ball on the ground. They
may not stay on their poly spot
Students begin practicing dribbling the ball along the chalk/
tape line.

Low Variations

Have the teacher or aide hold the string while the student
kicks the ball until they feel comfortable holding it on their
own.

Increase distance between poly spots.

Make chalk/tape lines more difficult to maneuver

High Variations

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Ball on a String #3 (Jumping)
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Equipment

Balls on a string (wiffle balls work great, 1 per person)

Poly spots (1 per student)

Set-Up

Use tape/chalk and poly spots to mark the playing area.

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= poly spots
= students
= students

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Objective
Activity

Practice two-footed and one-footed Jumping

Low Variations

Students partner up
Students lay ribbon down on gorund and practice different
jumps (fron/back, side/side, jump/turn)
Next one partner holds string while other is the jumper.
One partner will swing/roll the ball in a circle by lowering
body and holding on to the string. (like a skip-it)
Other student will jump over the string with two feet and
then repeat with each rotation of the ball and string.
Students will switch and repeat.
After two-footed jumping students can change to onefooted jumping.
Competition see which group can get the most
consecutive jumps in 30 seconds. Switch partners and
repeat.

Have the teacher or aide hold the string and roll ball with
string in a circle to allow students to jump over

Increase speed of circles for less time between jumps.

High Variations

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Ball on a String #4 (Catching)
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Equipment

Balls on a string (wiffle balls work great, 1 per person)

Poly spots (1 per student)
Tape/Chalk

Set-Up

Use tape/chalk and poly spots to mark the playing area.

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Objective
Activity

= poly spots
= students

Partner/Self Toss ball on a string

Low Variations

Students partner up
One student holds string while other practices tossing the
ball up in the air and catching with two hands
Partners switch and repeat
Next practice catching with one hand
Students stand on poly spots making a circle
Students begin practicing tossing the ball to themselves
with one hand
Competition see who can catch the most consecutive
tosses (toss must be above the head)

Have the teacher or aide hold the string while the student
tosses the ball to him or herself. This allows student to
catch ball with both hands.

Increase tossing distance.

High Variations

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Ball OFF the String #1 (Underhand)

Equipment

Balls (Removed from string, 1 per person)

Poly spots (1 per student)
Tape/Chalk

Set-Up

Objective

Use tape/chalk and poly spots to mark the playing area.

Rope down the middle.
= poly spots
= students

Students will practice catching both two handed and one

handed and underhand toss with accuracy.

Activity

Low Variations

Students partner up
Students practice overhand tossing wiffle ball to partner
and catching with two hands
Partners switch and repeat
Next practice catching with one hand
Students stand on poly spots making a circle
Students continue practicing tossing the ball to themselves
with one hand
Competition see who can catch the most consecutive
tosses (toss must be one foot above the head)

If a student is having difficulty or low success tie string

back on the ball. Decrease distance of toss.

Increase tossing distance. Begin overhand throw.

High Variations

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Ball OFF the String #2 (Overhand)
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Equipment

Balls (Removed from string, 1 per person)

Poly spots (1 per student)
Tape/Chalk

Set-Up

Objective

Use tape/chalk and poly spots to mark the playing area.

= poly spots
= students

Students will practice catching a wiffle ball both two handed

and one handed and a light overhand throw with accuracy.

Activity

Low Variations

Students partner up
Students practice light overhand tossing wiffle ball to
partner and catching with two hands
Partners switch and repeat
Next practice catching with one hand
Students stand on poly spots making a circle
Students continue practicing tossing the ball to themselves
with one hand
Competition see who can catch the most consecutive
tosses (toss must be one foot above the head)

If a student is having difficulty or low success tie string

back on the ball. Decrease distance of toss.

Increase tossing distance. Begin overhand throw.

High Variations

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Various Balls #1 (Underhand)

Equipment

Variety of small balls (Tennis, Softballs, Kush balls, gator

balls)
Poly spots (1 per student)
Tape/Chalk

Set-Up

Objective

Use tape/chalk and poly spots to mark the playing area.

= poly spots
= students

Students will practice catching a various balls both two handed

and one handed and underhand toss with accuracy.

Activity

Low Variations

Students partner up and pick a ball to work with

Students practice light underhand tossing the ball to
partner and catching with two hands
Partners switch and repeat
Next practice catching with one hand
Students stand on poly spots making a circle
Students continue practicing tossing the ball to themselves
with one hand
Competition see who can catch the most consecutive
tosses (toss must be above the head)

If a student is having difficulty or low success tie string

back on the ball. Decrease distance of toss.

Increase tossing distance. Begin overhand throw.

High Variations

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Various Balls #2 (Overhand)
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Equipment

Variety of small balls (Tennis, Softballs, Kush balls, gator

balls)
Poly spots (1 per student)
Tape/Chalk

Set-Up

Objective

Use tape/chalk and poly spots to mark the playing area.

= poly spots
= students

Students will practice catching a various balls both two handed

and one handed and light overhand throw with accuracy.

Activity

Low Variations

Students partner up and pick a ball to work with

Students practice light overhand hand tossing the ball to
partner and catching with two hands
Partners switch and repeat
Next practice catching with one hand
Students stand on poly spots making a circle
Students continue practicing tossing the ball to themselves
with one hand
Competition see who can catch the most consecutive
tosses (toss must be one foot above the head)

If a student is having difficulty or low success tie string

back on the ball. Decrease distance of toss.

Increase tossing distance. Begin overhand throw.

High Variations

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