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Preschoolers

Fundamental Movement Skills Game Cards

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I Move We Move, The Physical Acitivity Handbook – Game Cards, Edition 1 August 2009

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AREA HEALTH SERVICEI Move We Move, The Physical Acitivity Handbook – Game Cards, Edition 1 August 2009

Introduction G.1

Fundamental movement skills game cards G.2

Locomotor skills games G.2

Manipulative skills games G.12

Acknowledgements

The games in these cards are from the Munch and Move Resource Manual4, developed by NSW Health and Yulunga – Traditional Indigenous Games39 and Indigenous Traditional Games – child version40, developed by the Australian Sports Commission Indigenous Sports Program. Both organisations have kindly granted permission to reproduce parts of these resources. Good for Kids would like to thank and acknowledge the work of these authors.

Contents

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Introduction The Fundamental Movement Skills Game Cards for Preschoolers have been designed to make it as easy as possible for staff to facilitate games that develop children’s locomotor and manipulative skills. Use the game cards as part of fundamental movement skills learning experiences with a skill-specific warm up and cool down, each five minutes in duration.

See The Physical Activity Handbook – Preschoolers (page P.15) for more information and ideas for warm ups.

See The Physical Activity Handbook – Preschoolers (page P.20) for more information and ideas for cool downs.

Adapt the ideas to suit the needs and interests of the children at your service. For example the songs, props and themes used in the learning experiences can be modified to suit children’s current and emerging interests, while still supporting the development of the fundamental movement skill(s).

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Birray (a traditional Aboriginal game of tag)

Young children in the Bloomfield area of North Queensland played the game of birray (march–fly). This is a game where a chaser (birray) tries to tag other children. The name of the game and the word for march-fly is taken from the Wik-MungKan language of North Queensland.

Locomotor skills in this game• Running

Equipment• Trafficconesorothermarkers

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How to play Look out for

• Setoutarectangularareawithtrafficcones

• Practicerunningtechniquebyaskingthechildren to run in a straight line from one side of the activity area to the other side, and back again

• Askthechildrentospreadoutintheactivityarea. Choose one child to take the part of the birray (march-fly). The birray shuts their eyes or is blindfolded and runs around trying to tag or touch another player in the group. When a player is caught, they become the new birray and the game continues

• Makesurethechildrenarespread out in the activity area

• Checkchildrenarenotrunning‘flat footed’. If so, demonstrate running to children using exaggerated leg movements

• Remindthechildrentousetheir arms when they are running

Making this game easier Making this game harder

• Askthechildrentojogslowlybackandforthalong astraightlineandchecktheirtechnique.Repeat this and get children to slowly increase speed with each turn

• Ask the children to copy you running (in slow motion) in a straight line completing the knee lift, correct arm action and leg bend behind the body. Emphasise holding your head up and looking forwards when running

• Placethemarkersontheground about two metres apart and have the children zig-zag between them to improve their agility

• Setoutanobstaclecourseforthe children to run around

• Play“What’sthetimeMrWolf”

More ideas

• Thebirrayattemptstotagortouchasmanyoftheotherplayersaspossibleinasettimee.g. counting to ten. Players are not eliminated from the game if they are touched

•Thebirrayimitatesthebuzzofabirrayormarch-flyduringthegame.Thiscanbewhile chasing the other players or only when they catch another player

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Frog JumpingLocomotor skills in this game• Running

• Jumping

Equipment• Colouredchalk

• Markers

• Maskingtape

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• Onasoft-fallorgrassedarea,makeastartline. Usechalk,maskingtapeorcarpetsquaresto makefour‘lilypads’inastraightrowasshownin the diagram. Repeat this row of lily pads four or five times and place a marker about ten metres away

• Starttheactivitywithallchildreninagroupfacing you.Singthe“DaGlump”song(changethewords “DaGlump”to“AJump”)whilechildrenpractice jumping

• Demonstratetochildrenhowtojumplikeafrog on each lily pad in their row and then run around the marker and back to the start. Ask children to copy you

• Demonstratehowtorun,emphasisingthelegand arm movements

• Remindthechildrentolookforward and“reachforthestarsandpull themdown”astheyjump


• Hangastreamerlongenoughforchildrento reachwhentheyjump.Askchildrentojumpup and tap the streamer and land on two feet

• Askthechildrentocopyyourunninginslowmotion inastraightline,checktheirtechniqueandensure they complete the knee lift, forward arm lift (with arms bent opposite arm to leg) and leg lift behind the body. Emphasise that the head should be up and children looking forwards

• Askthechildrentojumpindifferent directions: forwards, backwards and sideways

• Rollupatowelandaskchildrento jumpacrosstheriver.Makethe towel a little wider, then wider again to increase the distance they havetojump

• Setoutanobstaclecoursefor runningandjumping

More ideas

GiveitanAustralianfeelbysinging“Ajumpwentthekangaroolastnightetc”

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Hopping Fun Locomotor skills in this game• Hopping

Equipment• Circletemplates

Usethishopscotchgridforaharderversionofthegame.Drawitonthegroundinchalk.

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• Set-outthecircletemplatesasshowninpicture

• Askchildren“Canyouholdonelegoffthefloor andhopupanddown?”Demonstratetothechildren and ask them to practice hopping. Make sure the children change legs to the non-dominant side

• Sing‘Hop,hop,hopifyoufeelyouwantto,Hop, hop, hop if you feel you can.’

• Demonstratetothechildrenandaskthemtotake turns hopping through the circle templates. Make sure they change their hopping leg after each row

• Whenchildrenarehoppingask“Can you hold one leg off the ground and hopupanddownontheotherleg?”

• Whenthechildrenarehoppingmake sure they keep their non-support leg behind their body


• Askthechildrentohoponthespotwith you holding their hands or while they hold the back of a chair

• Askthechildrentohophandinhandwith another child from one marker to the other

• Playagameofsimplifiedhopscotch

• Drawhopscotchgridmarkingson cement area with chalk. Without using a throwing stone ask the childrentojumpwithonefootin bothsquaresoneandtwo,thenhop on one foot in triangle three. Then jump(onefootineachtriangle)on fourandfive,hopintosixthenjump into seven. Turn around 180 degrees (landing on both feet again) in seven and then follow the same pattern back to start. There is no marker throwing in this game

More ideas

• Leavethehopscotchgridset-upforthechildrentouseduringfreeactiveplay

• Adaptthisactivitytopracticejumping.Checktoseeifthechildrentakeoffandlandontwo feetwhentheyarejumping.Substitute“jump”for“hop”inthesong.Tomakejumping easier,askthechildrentojumpfromtwofeetandlandononefoot

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Crocodile LeapingLocomotor skills in this game• Leaping

• Running

Equipment• Sixcrocodilefiguresorsmallsoftanimals

• Twomarkers

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• Makeastartline.Setoutthree‘crocodiles’orsmall soft animals (approximately five metres apart, if you can) in a row. Place marker about ten metres away as shown in the diagram. Repeat the pattern if you have a large group of children

• Demonstraterunningandleapingacrossthe crocodiles, run around a marker and then run back to start. Ask the children to copy you

• Askthechildrentodoreallybig leaps and use their arms

• Checktoseethearmoppositethe lead foot is reaching forward when leaping

• Askthechildrentorunfastandlook for bent arms moving in the opposition to their legs


• Crocodileleap–settwolongropesatanangleto each other (about one metre at the narrow end and three metres at the wide end). Starting at the narrow end, ask the children to attempt to leap acrossthe“river”whichisfullofcrocodiles.With each successful leap, encourage the child to leap over the wider parts

• Game:askthechildrentosay “Crocodile,crocodile,canwecross theriver?”Thencalloutacolour. The children with that colour on their clothing then have to run and leap across the crocodiles then run to the other side of a marked out area

• Usingalongropewithabeanbag tied to the end, swing the rope around gently and low to the ground. Ask the children to leap over the rope as it swings around

More ideas

• Ifyouhavelimitedoutdoorspacedecreasethedistancebetweenthecrocodilesand/orthe distancetothemarker.Keepinmindthatacertainamountofdistanceisrequiredforthe short run needed to be able to leap

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Musical StatuesLocomotor skills in this game• Jumping

• Hopping

• Leaping

• Side-sliding

• Galloping

Equipment• MusicalCD

• CDplayer

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• Set-upafreespaceeitherinsideoroutside. Demonstrateandpracticethemovements–jumping hopping, leaping, side stepping and galloping.

• Askthechildrentomovearoundtomusic,performing a skill that you call out. When the music stops, the children must freeze on the spot. Make this activity non-competitive so that all children remain in the game

• Whenthemusicstops,askthechildrentomakea statue until the music starts again

• Askeachchild,inturn,topickthemovementsthat the other children should copy

• Dothechildrendemonstratethe correctskilltechniqueforeachof the fundamental movement skills usedinthisgame,i.e.jumping, hopping, leaping, side-sliding and galloping?


• Usemusicwithaslowerbeat

• Askthechildrentodotheactionsslowly

• Combinesomelocomotorskills togethere.g.jumpthenhop

• Askthechildrentochangedirection when doing the locomotor skills e.g. jumpingforwards,thensidewaysetc

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Balloon CatchingManipulative skills in this game• Catching

Equipment• Balloons,oneperchild

• Onemedium-sizedlight-weightorbouncyball

• Chalk

• Maskingtape

• Rope(tomarkaline)

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• Askthechildrentopretendtheyarejugglerswho must keep their balloon up in the air using their hands

• Askthechildrentobalancetheirballoonon different body parts (e.g. hand, arm, knee, foot) and then catch it

• Askthechildrentothrowtheirballoonupinthe air above their head and then catch it

• Askthechildrentoputtheirballoonaway.Keep one balloon out

• Makealineforthechildrentostandonandthrow the balloon to each child. Encourage the children to catch the balloon and throw it back. Sing the “Roo,Roo,Kangaroo”rhymeasyouthrowthe balloon to each child (Roo, Roo, Kangaroo; Roo, Roo, Kangaroo, Can I sing your name to you, Your name is ……………)

• Introducethemedium-sizedlight-weightorbouncy ball for catching. Repeat the last activity using the ball

• Remindthechildrentowatchthe balloon or ball and to keep their mouth closed

• Askchildrentogetreadybysoftly bending their elbows and stretching theirfingersoutwide.Say“Hands ready,fingerswide”sotheyarein position to catch the balloon

• Seeifchildrenreachfortheballoon or ball as it approaches to catch it before it reaches their face


• Haveasmallercircle

• Standclosertothechildrenwhenyou throw the ball to them

• Useabeanbaginsteadofaballoonoraball

• Useabeachball

• Standbackfurtherfromthechildren when throwing the ball to them

• Throwtheballhigher

• Balanceballoonsonmoredifficult parts of the body such as the elbow, wrist or ankle

More ideas

• Childrenplaycatchacrossawaistlevelnet.Securesomenettingorstretchypliablefabric fromtwosecureandstablepointse.g.chairsorusealineoftablestoseparatethetwo‘sides’

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Catchy RoundersManipulative skills in this game• Catching

Equipment• Onelargebouncyball

• Onemedium-sizedlight-weightbouncyball

• Circletemplates

• Chalkormaskingtape

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• Markoutacirclewithchalk(youcouldusemasking tape or chalk on carpet if inside). Children stand in a circle with you in the centre

• Bouncetheballtoeachchildinthecircle;thechild catches and bounces the ball back to you

• Thechildrenwhoarenotcatchingclaponthe bounce and reach high on the catch

• Swapthelargebouncyballtothemediumsized ball. Throw the ball to each child in the circle. Sing thesongtothetuneof“FrereJacques”

I am catching, I am catching,

Yes I am, Yes I am,

See me catch the ball, See me catch the ball,

Clever I am, Clever I am!

• Remindthechildrentowatchthe balloon or ball

• Askthemtogetreadybysoftly bending their elbows and stretching theirfingersoutwide.Say“Hands ready,fingerswide”sotheyareina catching position

• Seeiftheyreachfortheballor balloon as it approaches


• Makethecirclesmaller

• Useballoonsorbeanbagsinsteadofballs

• Usebeachballsormakeballsusingscrunched paper made into a ball shape

• Makethecirclelarger

• Changeballsizes

• Throwtheballagainstthewall,let it bounce once and then catch it

More ideas

• Bouncethebigballdownandcatchitagain

• Bouncethebigballdownhardandseehowhighitwillbounce

• Throwthebigballupintheairaboveyourheadandcatchit

• Throwthebigballupintheairaboveyourheadandcatchitafteritbouncesonce

• Tofinish,exchangethelargeballforamedium-sizedballandthrowittoeachchildinthe circle/linewithoutabounceandaskthemtocatchit

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Bouncing Balls 1Manipulative skills in this game• Dribblingastationaryball

Equipment• Onelargebouncyballforeachchild

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• Useafreespaceoutsidetobounceballs

• Ensureeachchildgetsaballandstandsinanarea wheretheycan’tbumpintoeachother.Demonstrate each activity and encourage the children to follow

• Askthechildrentothrowtheballupintheair,not too high, and catch it. Repeat this several times. Rememberthecue“Handsready,fingers stretchedwide”

• Askthechildrentothrowtheballupintheairand let the ball bounce once and then catch it. Repeat this several times

• Askthechildrentoholdtheballatwaistheight, pushtheballdown(say“softfingers”)andcatchit as it bounces back

• Askthechildrentobouncetheballontheground twice or more and then catch it. Emphasise to use “softfingersandpushdownontheballwith fingertips”whenbouncingtheball


• Askthemtogetreadybysoftly bending their elbows and stretching theirfingersoutwide.Say“Hands ready,fingerswide”sotheyareina catching position



• Bounceandcatchwithtwohands • Askchildrentobouncetheballwith one hand

• Ask children to dribble the ball with one hand without moving their feet

• Askchildrentotryandbouncethe ball with one hand and then with the other

• Usesmallersizedballs

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Bouncing Balls 2Manipulative skills in this game• Dribblingastationaryball

Equipment• Onelargebouncyballforeachchild

• Colouredchalk

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• Usechalktodrawbig,differentcolouredcircles across an area. Ask the children to choose a circle and a ball

• Introducebouncingbydemonstratingtheskill components

• Askthechildrentobouncetheball.Thechildren catch the ball and freeze when you say stop

• Sing:Bounce,bounce,bouncetheball;Bouncethe ball then catch it

• Askthechildrentomovetoanothercolouredcircle when the song finishes

• Repeattheactivity


• Askthechildrentogetreadyby softly bending their elbows and stretching their fingers out wide. Say“Handsready,fingerswide” so they are in a catching position



• Askthechildrentobouncetheballonceandthen catch it. Repeat until the music stops and ask the children to freeze

• Inakneelingpositionaskthechildrentobounce the ball with their favourite hand and freeze when the music stops

• Askthechildrentotrytodofour bounces or more without having to move their feet to retrieve the ball

• Askthechildrentobouncetheball in and out of a marked area. When the music stops, they freeze

• Askthechildrentobouncetheball and touch something with their other hand e.g. their elbow, shoulder or head

• Calloutabodypartforthechildren to touch with the ball when the music stops

More ideas

• Drawdifferentcolouredflowersandbeesontheground,atleastonebeeandone flower per child. Leave plenty of space between each drawing

• Askthechildrentobounceandcatchtheballonaflowerorabeewhileyousingthe “BusyBee”song(BusyBeeBee,bee,busybee,Canyoubounceyourballlikeme?)

• Whenyoustopsinging,thechildrenhavetorunandstandonadifferentflowerorbeewith theirball.Askchildrentobuzzwhentheyruntotheirflower/bee

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KickingManipulative skills in this game• Kicking

Equipment•Conesoranytypeofmarkers(eg.ice-creamcontainers)touseasthegoals

•Onelargebouncyballperchild

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• Set-upconesormarkersasgoalsinalargearea

• Askthechildrentorunaroundthearea.If possible, lead the group and demonstrate the correct running style

• Askthechildrentosittogetherwhilstyou demonstrate how to run up and kick a ball

• Askeachchildtopracticekickingintothegoal

• Inpairsaskthechildrentokicktheballtoeachother

• Askthechild“Canyourunandkick theballwithoutstopping?”

• Explain to the children that you want them to kick the ball with their shoelaces


• Askthechildrentostandclosertogether when kicking to each other

• Askthechildrentomoveclosertothegoal

• Makethegoalswider

• Askthechildrentostandandkicktheball before progressing to running up and kicking the ball

• Askthechildrentomovefurther away from the goal or their partner

• Askthechildrentodribbletheball up to the goal and shoot for goal

• Makethegoalsmaller

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Dribble KickingManipulative skills in this game• Kicking

Equipment• Cones/markers

• Twomarkersforthegoals

• Tunnelmadefromcardboardorotherequipment

• Onelargebouncyballperchild

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• Inalargefreeareaoutside,setupanobstacle course to dribble and kick balls around. Have a goal set-up at the end of the obstacle course

• Demonstrateandaskthechildrentokicktheirball up to a set of cones and dribble in and out of the cones in a zig-zag pattern. Ask the children to run up to a tunnel and kick the ball through and then dribble the ball up to a set of goals and kick it into the goal. Then ask the children to go back to the start of the course and begin again

• Askthechildrentopractisekicking by standing and swinging their kicking leg

• Askthechildrentokicktheball really hard when kicking a goal and softly when dribbling it


• Set-uptwomarkersleadinguptoagoalarea.Ask the children to dribble the ball from one marker to the next and kick the ball into the goal

• Askthechildrenjusttorunupandkickaballinto the goal

• Set-outmoreobstaclesaspartof the obstacle course and perhaps include ramps

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Soccer SkittlesManipulative skills in this game• Kicking

Equipment• 15plasticmilkbottlesforskittles.Fillthesewithacupofsandforstability

• Skippingropes

• Fivelargebouncyballs

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• Set-upastationwitharowofthreeplasticmilk bottles (skittles) and a start line (rope) about five metres back. Create five stations in different areas in the playground

• Demonstratethisactivityandaskthechildrento work in pairs

• Thechildrenshouldstartthisactivitybypracticing their kicking to each other

• Eachpairofchildrenthenmovestoaskittle station.Onechildstartsasthekickerwhilethe other helps to reset the skittles. Children then swap places and take turns

• Askthechildrentorunupandkicktheballashard as they can and see how many skittles they can knock over

• Askthechildren,“Canyourunand kicktheballwithoutstopping?”

• Explaintothechildrenthatyou want them to kick the ball with their shoelaces


• Havethechildrenstandclosertogether when kicking to each other

• Placeropeclosertotheskittles

• Askthechildrentostandandkicktheball before getting children to run up and kick

• Askthechildrentomovefurther away from skittles

• Askthechildrentodribbletheballup to a line before kicking at the skittles

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Soccer PracticeManipulative skills in this game• Kicking

Equipment• Conesoranytypeofmarkers

• Onelargebouncyballforeachpairofchildren

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• Set-upanumberofsoccergoals(cones)outside with room between each set of goals (for safety)

• Askthechildrentobegintheactivitybykickingthe ball to each other

• Eachpairofchildrenmovetotheirowngoalarea. Ask one child to run up and kick a ball towards the goal. Have a partner stand between the cones to stop theballgoingthrough.Demonstrateandaskeach child to have a few turns before swapping positions sothatthe“goalie”hasaturnatkicking

• Askthechildrentorunupandkicktheballhard and see how many skittles they can knock over

• Askthechildren“Canyourunand kicktheballwithoutstopping?”

• Explain to the children that you want them to kick the ball with their shoelaces


• Havethechildrenstandclosertogetherwhen kicking to each other

• Havethechildrenmoveclosertothegoal

• Makethegoalwider

• Askthechildrentostandandkicktheballbefore trying to run up and kick the ball

• Askthechildrentomovefurther away from the goal or their partner

• Askthechildrentodribbletheball up to the goal and shoot for goal

• Makethegoalsmaller

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Throwing SnowballsManipulative skills in this game• Overarmthrowing

Equipment• Sheetwiththreeorfoursnowpeoplepaintedonit

• Threeorfour“snowballs”(paperbagballs)foreachchild

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• Secureasheettoawallanddrawsome snowpeople on it

• Makeastartlinewithmaskingtapeoraskipping rope about three metres back from the wall

• Makethreeorfour“snowballs”foreachchildby scrunching up sheets of paper or paper bags and taping them into a ball or use bean bags instead

• Demonstratethrowingthe"snowballs"atthe snowpeople. Ask the children to throw the “snowballs”atthesnowpeopletoseeifthey can hit different parts of the snowpeople. The “snowballs”shouldfallsoftlyonthegroundand roll back towards the children

• Remembertostresscues"step with oppositefoot”andfollowingthrough with the throwing arm


• Makethestartinglineclosertothewall • Markthestartinglinefurtheraway from the wall

• Drawsmallertargetsonthesheetor ask children to aim for the snowperson’s buttons

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Splat! Target ThrowingManipulative skills in this game• Overarmthrowing

Equipment• Medium-sizedsoft,spongyballsorbeanbags

• Targetposters

• Chalk

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• Usechalktodrawfivedifferentshapedtargetsonto posters and tape them to the wall. Make a throw line about three metres back from the target using a rope or masking tape

• Demonstrateandaskthechildrentolineuponthe throw line and throw a beanbag or a soft ball at each target using an overarm throw

• Askthechildrentostandsidewayswithonefoot straddling each side of the rope. Make sure the foot opposite the throwing arm is in front of the rope and pointed at the target

• Havethenon-throwinghandpointtothetarget while the throwing hand prepares to reach back and throw the beanbag or soft ball overarm

• Remembertostressthecues“throwoverthehead hard”and“stepwiththeoppositefoot”

• Remembertostresscues“stepwith oppositefoot”andfollowthrough with the throwing arm


• Drawthethrowlineclosertothetargets

• Askchildrentousetheirnon-dominanthandto point to the target as they throw with their dominant hand

• Drawthethrowlinefurtheraway from the targets

• Trythrowingwiththenon-dominant hand

• Maketargetssmaller

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Target HitManipulative skills in this game• Overarmthrowing

Equipment• Plasticcups

• Paperballs(scruncheduppaper,tapedintoaballshape)

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• Placethreeplasticcups(orothersafeobjectsyou can stack) in a pyramid shape on a bench or a ledge against a wall. Repeat this pattern five times (safely spaced) so that several children can be doing the activity at the same time

• Askchildrentoworkinpairsandstandoneither sideofstackedobjects.Giveeachpairthreeballs. Ask the children to throw overarm at the target to see how many cups they can knock over. The child on the other side retrieves the ball and then they have a turn at throwing at the target

• Remindchildrentobringtheir throwing arm up and over their shoulder

• Checkthatchildrenarenotthrowing underarm or sidearm

• Checkthatchildrenstepforward with the opposite foot to their throwing arm


• Askthechildrentostandclosertothetargets

• Makethetargetsbigger

• Hangupanoldsheetorlargepieceofpaperwith targets painted or drawn on it. When the children throw the balls at the target, they will roll down the sheet or paper and be easier to retrieve

• Askthechildrentostandfurther away from the targets

• Havefewertargets

• Usesmallertargets

• Usethesheettargetasdescribedin the“makeiteasier”section,but draw targets up high and down low. Ask the children to aim for the targets in different positions on the sheet

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Tunnel BowlsManipulative skills in this game• Underarmrolling

Equipment• Fivesmallbouncyballs

• Fourorfivetunnelsmadefromcutoutcardboardboxes.Thechildrenmaywishtodecorateor paintthe‘tunnels’theycreatefromboxes

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• Set-upfourorfivetunnelsmadefromcardboard boxesorfromyourownequipment

• Demonstrateunderarmrollingandaskthechildren to form pairs and stand on either side of the tunnel. The children start by kneeling and rolling the ball through the tunnel to their partner. The partner rolls the ball back

• Emphasisebringingthearmback,swingingand rolling gently and low so that the ball doesn’t bounce. Oncechildrencandothekneeledrolling,progress the activity by asking them to stand and roll the ball underarm through the tunnel

• Remembertoemphasisetostep,benddownlow, swing the arm from the back to the front (close to body) and release the ball

• Remindthechildrentobendtheir knees so the ball is close to the ground when they let it go

• Askthechildrentomaketheirball roll along the ground (rather than bouncing)

• Makesurethechildrenstepwiththe opposite foot to the rolling hand


• Kneelorsittorolltheball

• Rolltheballatlargetargetswithnotunnel

• Standclosertothetargetwhenrollingtheball

• Askthechildrentostandfurther away from the tunnel as they roll the ball

• Rolltheballthroughsmallertunnels

• Rolldifferentsizedballsthrough tunnels of various sizes

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Koolchee (a traditional Aboriginal game)

Thisball-throwingandhittinggamewasplayedbytheDiyaripeoplefromtheLakeEyredistrictofSouth Australia. The balls used were made of gypsum, sandstone or mud that was worked into a round ball about 8–10cm in diameter. The balls were called koolchees. Two teams would line up opposite each other and roll the koolchees with the aim of breaking their opponent’s koolchee.

Manipulative skills in this game• Underarmrolling

Equipment• Maskingtape

• 15plasticcups(oremptyplasticmilkbottles)forskittles

• Fivesmallbouncyballs

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• Set-upthreesetsoffiveplasticcupsorempty plastic milk bottles (skittles), preferably with a wall behind them. Make a starting line by placing masking tape about five steps back from skittles

• Askthechildrentofindapartner.Onewillstartas the“roller”whiletheotherhelpstoresetthe skittleswhentheyareknockedover.Demonstrate and emphasise the step, bend down low, swing arm back to front (close to body) and release the ball gently so it doesn’t bounce

• Askthechildrentorolltheballtowardstheskittles from the starting line, aiming to knock over as many skittles as possible. The children have three turns each before swapping places

• Remindthechildrentobendtheir knees so the ball is close to the ground when they let it go

• Askthechildrentomaketheir ball roll along the ground (rather than bouncing)

• Makesurethechildrenstepwiththe opposite foot to the rolling hand


• Askthechildrentokneelorsitdowntoroll

• Havelargertargets

• Askthechildrentostandclosertothetargetto roll the ball

• Rolllargerballsatlargertargetse.g.another player's koolchee

• Standfurtherawayfromtarget

• Rolltheballatasmallersizedtarget

• Rollsmallerballsatsmallertargets e.g. another player’s koolchee

More ideas

• Gatherthechildreninacircleandputalltheskittlesinthemiddle.Onechildbowlstheball

toknockoverasmanyskittlesaspossible.Oncetheballisbowledsomeoneontheotherside will stop it and bowl it back

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Rolly-Poly Tunnel BallManipulative skills in this game• Underarmrolling

Equipment• Smallbouncyballs

• Tunnels(thesecouldbemadefromcardboardboxessuchasalargefridgebox).Childrencould decorate and paint these

• Maskingtape

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• Set-upaseriesoftunnels,withincreasing lengths, in the following pattern:

•Rowone–makeastartlineusingthemasking tape. Place a box tunnel about two steps in front of the start line. Place a skittle directly behind the tunnel

•Rowtwo–repeattherowabove,butpositionthe box tunnel four steps in front of the start line

• Practicetheunderarmrollwiththechildren. Remind them to step forward with the opposite foot to the rolling hand. Remind them to bend their knees so the ball is close to the ground when they release it

• Askthechildrentostandonthestartlinefacingtheir tunnel and skittle row. Children roll the ball through the tunnel to knock the skittle over. Ask the children to retrieve the ball and move on to the next tunnel and skittle row

• Aschildrenbowltheballs,say“Step, bendandswingthrough”

• Checkthattheballdoesn'tbounce and remind children to bend low so the balls roll smoothly


• Askchildrentorolltheballtoeachotherinpairs

• Putatunnelinthemiddlebetweentwochildren and ask children to bowl the ball to each other through the tunnel

• Leavethetunnelsset-upinthe playground but have a range of different sized balls available for children to play this game with during unstructured active play

• Addextratunnelstotherow

• Addextraskittlesattheendofthe tunnel for the children to bowl over

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Kai (a traditional Torres Strait Island game)

In this game from the Torres Strait Island, a number of players stood in a circle and sang the kai wed (ball song) as they hit a ball up in the air with the palm of their hands. The ball was the thick, oval,deepredfruitofthekaitreewhichisquitelightwhendry.

Manipulative skills in this game• Striking

Equipment• Smallbeachballsorsoft,spongeballs(1pergroup)

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• Askthechildrentostandinanareawithenough space between each child to swing and hit the ball safely without hitting any other children

• Beforetheactivity,explainwhatstrikingaballwith yourpalmis.Demonstrateandpracticethesesteps with the children

• Askthechildrentotakeafront-onstancewithone leg slightly in front of the other and shift their weight from the front foot to the back foot and back again

• Repeatthefirststepbutaskthechildrentoswing both hands up at the same time as shifting their weight onto the front foot

• Askthechildrentothrowtheballstraightup,wait for it fall back to elbow height then strike the ball with their palms

• Check the children have a front-on stance and they shift their weight from the front foot to the back foot

• Makesuretheyarewaitingtostrike the ball with their arms bent and hands out


• Askthechildrentostriketheballthencatchit before striking it again

• Askthechildrentostandinacircle, about a metre apart from each other

• Oneplayerhitsorthrowsasmall beach ball or soft sponge ball into the air and the players take turns hitting the ball upwards with the palm of either hand (usually with an underhand action)

• Allowplayerstomakeoneortwo contacts with the ball

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Striking a ball with a batManipulative skills in this game• Striking

Equipment• Stringorwool

• Balloons

• Rolledupnewspaper(tapedtogether),ortheinsidetubesofkitchentowelorclingwrap

• Insteadofnewspaperbats,try“stockingbats”.Bendawirehanger(bindtapeoveranyedges so that there are no protruding hooks or sharp corners) into a diamond shape, then place it into a stocking. Tie the end of the stocking tight

• Tomakea‘balloonball’,inflatesmallballoonsandpouralittlericeinside.Placetheballoon filled with rice into hanging stockings

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• Hangalineofstringfromonestablepost(orfixture) to another. Make sure that the line is well above the height of the children to ensure safety

• Blowupseveralballoonsandtieapieceofstring to the end of each balloon. Hang the balloons along the suspended line of string. Make sure they hang so they are at each child’s waist level

• Ensurethatthereisenoughspacebetweeneach balloon for each child to swing and hit the balloon safely without hitting any other children

• Beforetheactivity,explainwhatstrikingaballis. Demonstrateandpracticethesestepswiththechildren

• Askthechildrentotakeaside-onstanceandshift their weight from the front foot to the back foot and back again

• Repeatthefirststepbutaskthechildrentopretend they have a bat in their hands

• Maketheswingthroughactionrhythmicalby countingaloud“one”,“and”,“two”.The“one” isthebackswing;the“and”isthepauseatthe top;andthe“two”istheswingthroughwhenthe child’s weight has been transferred onto the front foot

• Askthechildrentopracticestrikingattheballoons with rolled up newspaper for bats

• Check that the dominant hand is above the non-dominant hand when holding the bat

• Checkthechildrenhaveaside-on stance and they shift their weight from the front foot to the back foot

• Practicethestrikingrhythmbysaying aloud“oneandtwo”


• Usethestockingbats.Askthechildrentostrikethe ball with the stocking bat, when the ball has stopped swinging

• Reducethesizeoftheballsin the stockings when using the newspaper bats

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Batting PracticeManipulative skills in this game• Striking

Equipment• Smallandmediumsizedbouncyballs

• Stockings

• Rolled(andtapedup)newspaper“bats”,orinsidetubesofkitchentowelorclingwrap

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• Hangupseveralstockings(withsmallormedium- sizedsoftballssqueezedintotheendsofthem) from a stable tree, rafters or other stable fixture

• Makesurethereisenoughroomforeachchildto swing and hit the ball safely and not hit any other children

• Reviewstrikingtechniqueusing“oneandtwo” rhythmlearntinthefirst“striking”activity

• Askthechildrentopracticestrikingaballwith rolledupnewspaper“bats”ortheinsidetubeof kitchen towel or cling wrap

• Check that the dominant hand is above the non-dominant hand when holding the bat

• Checkthechildrenhaveaside-on stance and they shift their weight from the front foot to the back foot

• Remindthechildrentomakethe swing through action rhythmical by countingaloud“one”,“and”,“two”. The“one”isthebackswing;the “and”isthepauseatthetop;and the“two”istheswingthroughwhen the child’s weight has been transferred onto the front foot


• Insteadofnewspaperbats,try“stockingbats”. Bend a wire hanger (bind tape over any edges so that there are no protruding hooks or sharp corners) into a diamond shape, then put it into a stocking and tie the stocking tight

• Tomakea‘balloonball’,inflatesmallballoonsand pour a little rice inside. Insert the balloon with rice into hanging stockings

• Usethestockingbats

• Askthechildrentostriketheballwiththestocking bat, when the ball has stopped swinging

• Reducethesizeoftheballsin the stockings when using the newspaper bats

• Introducechildrentoat-ballstand and bat. Initially, use a medium sized soft ball to strike and ensure there is plenty of room to safely swing the t-ball bat

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