Cooperative Activities
K - 1 Buggy Rides 3 - 6 The Bus
K - 1 Scooter-mania 3 - 6 The Glob
K - 2 I Want a Home 3 - 6 Minefield
K - 2 Hold that Floor 3 - 6 Kong Pong
K - 2 Copy Machine 3 - 6 Nerf-Ball Passover
K - 2 Traffic Tag 4 - 6 Sneak Attack
K - 2 Parachute Fun 4 - 6 Moving Islands
K - 2 Ring of Fun 4 - 6 Slalom Blindfold
1 - 2 Animals 4 - 6 Nine-person Skip
2 - 3 The Snake 4 - 6 Balloon Fooseball
2 - 5 Man From Mars 5 - 6 The Tadpole
2 - 6 Keepers of the Castle 5 - 6 Titanic Challenge
2 - 8 Cooperative Hoops 5 - 6 Human Knot
3 - 4 Cone Scramble 6 Cooperative Team Handball
3 - 5 Frogs and Ants 6 Cross-Over Blanket Volleyball
3 - 5 Loop Da Hoop

PPEP-PALS Lesson Sharing
Teacher & School: Zack Dee, Petaluma Junior High
Activity Grade Level
The Tadpole 5 - 6
Equipment Needs
  • Hoops (enough for half the class)
  • A foam ball
Facility/Playground Needs Blacktop or field.
Lesson Objective (Psychomotor and/or Cognitive): To have students cooperate to achieve a common goal.
Teaching Hints:
  • No negative comments or putdowns are allowed.
Description:

Place all the hoops but one in a circle in the middle of the playing area. Place the extra hoop 5-10 feet away from the circle. Divide the class into two groups. Group A makes a line behind the extra hoop with the first person standing in the hoop. Group B stands inside the hoops which is placed in the circle.

On the command, the first person in A runs around the circle created by B and tags the next person in line that has stepped into the hoop. Meanwhile, B is passing the ball around the circle, adding one point to the running score each time the ball is successfully caught.

When every child in A has finished running, B must stop. The number they have reached is the number to beat next time. The groups then switch places.
Alternatives/Modifications
  • Add in another ball.
  • Instead of running around the circle, have students do different locomotor patterns i.e. skipping, hopping, leaping, etc.
  • Make the circle bigger or smaller depending how difficult you’d like to make the passing.
  • Give points for positive comments and teamwork.
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