PHOTO: Overhand Throw Practice, Ball Skills, ACT WISE

3-5:  This week, 3rd through 5th grade continued overhand throw practice.  Students experienced three overhand throw-focused centers, and one fitness center.  Specific feedback was given to each student during these rotations to encourage progression.

When any class experiences centers, each station is described and/or demonstrated.  Questions are answered as a group, and signs with each station's directions are posted to remind students of  expectations.

Centers are described and photographed below.

Throw Bowling.  Stand at the tape line and overhand throw to knock pins over.  Set pins up for the next student in line.

A fourth grader prepares to overhand throw to knock the pins down.  

Target Practice.  Stand at the tape line and overhand throw at the snowman target on the wall.  Watch your partner to check their form:  T, Step, Throw.

A fourth grader throws at the snowman target.

Jump Rope.  One rope per person, both hands on the handles (no helicopter).  Watch your personal space!

Two third graders jump rope.  

Foxtails.  Hold the ball to throw, keep away from the ceilings and baskets.  Try to catch the tail to challenge yourself!

A student prepares to catch the foxtail ball.  

K-2:   Kindergarten through 2nd grade continued with ball skills.  We experienced more bouncing and rolling tasks, both individual and partner.

Health:  The 3/4 split classes and fourth graders practiced putting ACT and WISE together, our models for "What to do when something bothers you" and "Decision-making".