Pass A Bean Bag Around The Circle - Receive, Toss To Self, Pass

Purpose:

Contact, Cooperation, Coordination particularly with peers / other students.

Hand eye coordination and timing.

Understanding the focus mechanics, timing and physics of the toss

Developing focus and control with tossing

Directions:

Level 1: Receive, Toss to Self, Pass

Depending on how well regulated students are and how coordinated they are, this exercise can be done sitting cross legged on the floor, sitting in a chair or standing.

Have students on a specific marker.  Student has a ball passed to them. They toss it one time and catch with both hands. Then they pass it to the next person.

Glitches:

• Student toss the bean bag with no control, it goes too high and in wrong direction.
1. Be sure to affirm positive efforts, not just results.
2. Take over the problem, emphasis inattention and carelessness.
3. Some students have little experience with the timing and physics. Sometimes they just need time to experiment and practice.
4. Have students toss bean bag just a few inches high. Each round aim for a few more inches. Celebrate precision!

Level 2: Receive, Toss to Self, Pass on Balance Boards

Depending on how secure students are with passing activities, and with being on Balance boards, you can adjust the balance level.

Glitches:

• Student insists on putting the board on a level that they can not manage.
1. Be sure to affirm positive efforts, not just results.
2. Take over the problem, emphasis judgement and consequences to others.

Next Exercise:

Pass an instrument around the room- play a particular 'piece' such as pluck each string on a ukulele.

Toss A Bean Bag Back and Forth With A Partner

Toss A Bean Bag Back and Forth With A Partner On Balance Boards