Elementary PE Brainbooster

PE/Playworks Brain Booster Core Games: K-2nd

Theme

CoreGames

Games and Activities

Gaga Ball (Outdoor Edition)

I can… K: Discuss the enjoyment when playing games with others. 1st: Discuss the enjoyment when playing games with others. 2nd: Be safe and respectful towards my classmates.

Materials/ Space Needed

HomeBase Gaga Ball Court Gator Ball (1 per court)

Vocabulary N/A

Introduction

Begin class with a warm up procedure: ● Prepare students with daily expectations before going outside to the Gaga Ball court. ● Warm up procedure may include several laps around the gym, stretching routine, or another quick, movement based activity. ● Back at Home Base, review rules/expectations of the school and

PE/Playworks with explicit examples when appropriate. ● Review any other specific reminders needed for the day.

Before releasing students for the first game, use a Sequence Touch to get them to the location you need them to be for the first activity.

Gaga Ball (Outdoor)

Show How How to Play:

● Define the boundaries of the game with the Gaga Ball walls and where students will rotate in from. ● To begin, five students will start inside the walls while other students wait in line. You will toss the gator ball into the air, having it bounce in the middle of the court. ● With each bounce, everyone will say “Ga-Ga Ball!”, which signals they can move into the boundaries and move freely during play. ● Using their paddle hands, students will attempt to hit the ball towards others legs. ● If hit by the ball (knees down), students will leave the game by giving a high five to the next student waiting in line. That student will join the game. ● Play continues as players continue to get out and rotate in. ● If someone gets hit, play continues: only reset the game when the ball

228