Elementary PE Brainbooster

partner's chest. They should take one step with their dominant leg when passing. ● Bounce Pass: Holding the ball at chest level, students will push the ball towards the ground, bouncing it halfway to their partner. The ball should bounce once before reaching their partner. ● Overhead Pass: Holding the ball with both hands above their head, the student will bring both arms forward, releasing the ball and following through towards their partner.

Let the pairs practice in three rounds, each one focusing on one style of passing.

Debrief

Return to Home Base and ask the following: ● What made catching a pass easier? ● Which pass did you have the most control with?

Before releasing them back to the Home Base, have students return the basketballs back to you.

Wolves and Bunnies

Show How How to Play:

● Within the boundaries of the basketball court, students will spread out as “bunnies”, avoiding being tagged by “wolves”. ● Choose three to five “wolves'', who will try to tag all of the bunnies to win the game. ● While bunnies are able to hop around the court, wolves are able to run freely unless they have the basketball. ● Once a wolf has the basketball, they are only able to “pivot”, keeping one foot glued to the floor while the other one can take steps in different directions. ● When a bunny gets tagged, they turn into a wolf and join in tagging the bunnies. ● Tagging must only be with the basketball–a gentle tap while the wolf has both hands on the ball. ● The game ends when all bunnies have been tagged and will reset with a new set of wolves. Choose 3 students to help model how wolves can move without the ball, but how they must stay frozen when they do have the ball.

Practice andPlay

Encourage the three styles of passes with the basketball so wolves can work together.

Debrief

Ask the following: ● What skills did you practice during this game? ● What was challenging about this game? ● Where can we play this game during recess?

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