BowLErS roLLErS ACTIvITY and Throwing/les… · Create your own mini-bowling alley, without the...

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13 ACTIVITY BOWLERS ROLLERS GRADES K-2 Ready • 4 cones (for boundaries) • 1 7" foamball per 2 students • 1 bowling pin (or cone, empty water bottle, etc.) per 2 students • 2 spot markers per 3 students (optional) Set • Create large (30X30 paces) activity area. • Scatter upright bowling pins within boundaries. • Divide class in half; send half to stand by 1 pin (each). Call them “Pin Guards.” • Send other half to select 1 ball (each) and stand along a sideline. Call them “Bowlers.” GO! 1. Bowlers Rollers • Who will demonstrate proper form for a 1-hand roll? (Review signals from Rolling and Catching with a Partner on page 2.) • We’ll play Bowlers Rollers to practice rolling accurately. • Bowlers, your object is to knock over as many pins as possible before the stop signal. Move anywhere within our boundaries and roll your ball at them. • Pin Guards, the object for you is to protect your pin. Use only your feet to “deflect” the rolling ball. Be careful to block it safely, don’t kick it out of our area. • If a pin is toppled, reset it and continue guarding it. • (Switch Bowlers and Pin Guards every 3 minutes or so.) • (After 1-2 rounds.) Bowlers, how many pins can you topple? • Pin Guards, how many times can you block a Bowler’s roll? 2. Wrap It Up • What makes the ball roll the direction it does? • Has anyone ever been bowling? • What are the differences between our Bowlers Rollers game and real bowling? (Balls and pins are much heavier; they have to roll farther, etc.) • Who would like to try real bowling someday? CATCHING AND THROWING

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Ready• 4 cones (for boundaries)

• 1 7" foamball per 2 students

• 1 bowling pin (or cone, empty water bottle, etc.) per 2 students

• 2 spot markers per 3 students (optional)

Set• Create large (30X30 paces) activity area.

• Scatter upright bowling pins within boundaries.

• Divide class in half; send half to stand by 1 pin (each). Call them “Pin Guards.”

• Send other half to select 1 ball (each) and stand along a sideline. Call them “Bowlers.”

GO!1. Bowlers Rollers

• Who will demonstrate proper form for a 1-hand roll? (ReviewsignalsfromRollingandCatchingwithaPartneronpage2.)

• We’ll play BowlersRollersto practice rolling accurately.

• Bowlers, your object is to knock over as many pins as possible before the stop signal. Move anywhere within our boundaries and roll your ball at them.

• Pin Guards, the object for you is to protect your pin. Use only your feet to “deflect” the rolling ball. Be careful to block it safely, don’t kick it out of our area.

• If a pin is toppled, reset it and continue guarding it.

• (SwitchBowlersandPinGuardsevery3minutesorso.)

• (After1-2rounds.) Bowlers, how many pins can you topple?

• Pin Guards, how many times can you block a Bowler’s roll?

2. Wrap It Up• What makes the ball roll the direction it does?

• Has anyone ever been bowling?

• What are the differences between our BowlersRollers game and real bowling? (Ballsandpinsaremuchheavier;theyhavetorollfarther,etc.)

• Who would like to try real bowling someday?

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Roll 2 Through (PlayMingleMingletoformgroupsof5inasingle-

fileline.Last2ofeachgroupneed1balleach.)First 3 in line take 2 steps forward, then take a wide stance. Last 2 in line, turn around, then take 2 steps forward. Turn back; face your group. You’re the 1st Bowlers. You have 3 chances to roll both balls all the way through your group’s legs. Then change places within your group. If you succeed, on the next round, your group moves their legs a little closer together!

Aerobic Bowling (Need1bowlingpinorcone,1balland2spot

markerspergroupof3.Createabowlinglaneinopenspace.Placepinon1spotmarker5-6pacesfromballplacedonotherspotmarker.Retrieverstandsbehindpin,Bowleronspotmarkerwithball,nextBowlerstandsbehindBowler.) Bowler rolls ball toward pin, trying to knock it down. Bowler then runs to set up the pin (if toppled) and becomes next “Retriever.” Next Bowler gets in bowling position. Retriever gets ball, runs to Bowler, passes the ball to the new Bowler, then stands behind them. Keep bowling, retrieving, and running.

STANDARDS ADDRESSED

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#1, 2 Spatial awareness, visual-motor coordination

#3, 4 Participates in enjoyable, challenging activities

#5, 6 Participates, appreciates, enjoys movement, cooperates with a partner

Your State (Write in here)

TONY’S TIPS• Teach/remind students that a rolled

ball should not bounce.

• Use chalk or painter’s tape to mark pin location to make it easier to set pins up each time.

• Instruct “Bowlers” where to stand when trying to topple a pin.

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NOTES

Create your own mini-bowling alley, without the colorful shoes! Take used water bottles and pour in some sand (or salt, dirt, etc.) so there is weight on the bottom. Put the tops back on. Stand back and roll a ball toward your “pins.” How far back can you stand and still knock them over? See if the size and weight of the ball matters.

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