In Association with PRACTICE DEVELOP You are going to play Superhero dodgeball. Dodgeball players are very good at throwing. Put two of your cones or items in a straight line as far apart as possible. You will need a pair of rolled up socks and a [email protected] family member to work with you. Decide which superhero you are going to be and ask your family member to be @PEatHome1 Practise throwing the socks to your family an evil villain! member. Can you aim the socks to land into Run between your cones as fast as possible, ask your evil their hands? If you manage to do this 3 times villain family member to time you. Try again and see if you can EXPLORE move back a little bit and try again. beat your time. Can your family member beat your superhero time? You must be very careful during the next Dodgeball is a very fast, exciting game. practice. Ask your family member if you can Now that you have shown your super speed the game really begins! You have to move very quickly when aim the socks at them. Try to hit their feet, • Give your family member 5 pairs of rolled up socks. you are playing. knees and legs. Give yourself a point • Decide on a superhero sound such as swoosh to start the game. each time you are on target. Can • On “swoosh” run to the other cone and back whilst the evil villain You will need the biggest space you can find and 4 you score 10 points? tries to stop you saving the planet by aiming evil socks at you. objects such as cones, boxes or jumpers. Ask a family • Try to dodge and jump out of the way of the socks. member to help you set up your game square. • If the evil villain hits you they get one evil point, if you dodge the socks you get one super hero point. If you catch the socks you get Starting in the middle of your game square, 2 points. Good always wins over evil! run as fast as you can to any of your objects and back to the middle. Mathematics – Shape, Space Can you swap over with your family and Measure member or get any others to play? Can you add to or change any of the rules Now run to a different object as fast as you can and In dodgeball we try to hit the other back to the middle. to makeSAMPLE the game any TEXT better ?BOX team with the ball over and over again. Good luck superheroes! This time run to a different object but as you are Personal, Social and Emotional DODGEBALL running pretend that someone is throwing bouncy A pattern is something that repeats clouds at your feet and you over and over. Development – Making Relationships It is very exciting to be going back to school and Parent’s Tip! – have to jump over them! Which ball will come next in the pattern? seeing our friends next week. It may have been a little Throwing and catching are an while since you have seen them. extremely significant part of so Run to your final object and back to the middle, can many different games. you It is very important to play nicely with your friends and jump over the clouds so that you don’t squash them? to take turns when you are playing back in school. Children are not just born with What comes next? the ability to throw and catch, Now you have run to each of your objects one at a You have used your hands to play dodgeball, now you these skills develop with time, can you run to each object and back to the are going to use them to think about your friends. practice. middle without stopping? As you get to each object can you jump over it, turn around With a grown up helping you, draw around your hand. Take every opportunity you can Can you make your own pattern by drawing to practise with your child; you and run back to the middle? Draw a picture of 5 of the children in your class around something round to make a ball putting one in each finger or thumb. When you have can use socks, pieces of fruit or shape? Use your 2 favourite colours to finished tell your grown up your favourite things about even a ball! make the pattern. each of the children and what you are going to play Where can I find out more about dodgeball? with them next week. https://www.britishdodgeball.org/ EYFS PE at PE Home https://www.yourschoolgames.com Make sure you have enough room to complete the tasks. In Association with PRACTICE DEVELOP Find a few objects that you can safely throw. These You should be really good at moving in different directions on your could be soft toys, rolled up socks or a ball. You will feet and throwing your objects at your target now. also need something to use as a target. This could be a [email protected] box, a washing basket or one of your t-shirts! Are there any other footwork patterns you can think of which could help you to move around with more ease? Think about how you @PEatHome1 Practise moving forwards, backwards and sideways again until you can do this quickly and confidently without looking moved in a zig zag in the ‘explore’ section. down at the floor. EXPLORE Place your objects around your space and put your target at Try the activity from the ‘practice’ section again. How many times can one end. Make sure it isn’t too far away! you hit the target with your objects in 2 minutes? Practise moving in different directions again, and when you reach an object, pick it up and throw it towards your target. Ask a family member to shout out the name of the different You will need 6 small objects that Can you land your object in or onto your target? Give objects you have around the room. Move quickly to the object, you can use to move around and over. yourself 1 point each time you do. pick it up and throw it at your target. These could be soft toys or rolled up socks. What do you need to do to be able Can you do this accurately and score points? to throw and aim accurately? Find a safe space at home and think about the different ways Challenge your family members to join in! How quickly can you can move around on your feet. For example, can you move they get to the objects? How many points can they get by sideways, forwards and backwards? Can you move in a zig-zag throwing the objects at the target? around the space? Music Challenge Try adding a second target and playing together. Who can reach the most objects African music uses drums to create tempo, How many other ways can you move? and score the most points with Can you move at different speeds? rhythm and intensity. Watch the clip: Art Challenge accurate throwing? https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zbsxn39 Spread your objects out in your space. Move about on your feet Dodgeball is an invasion game that in different ways, but this time can you dodge around the DODGEBALL originates from Africa. objects? After watching the video, find an object in your house that can be beaten like a drum. You could Parent’s Tip! The Dogon tribe in Mali in West Africa wear face – use a table, a chair or a pan for example. Choose 1 of your objects and put it in the middle of your space. masks which they design and make for Focus on one type of movement for Try to copy the sounds and beats you can hear. Stand by your object to start with, then practise moving ceremonies and celebrations. example; forwards or backwards until Are they loud or quiet? forwards, sideways and backwards. Watch the video below and see examples of the your child can do this confidently. Are they hard or soft? Explore lots of different ways to do this. masks they create: Are they fast or slow? Start at a slow pace and increase speed https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0114c6w as your child gains confidence. Now create your own rhythm. Can you try to make your own African mask out Call out the directions for your child. What are the best ways of moving that Will you make your drum rhythm: you have found? of materials in your house. - Loud or quiet? If you have younger or older children - Hard or soft? -What colours do they use? encourage them to help and join In, get - Fast or slow? -What shapes can you see? them to be a moving obstacle that the Perform your drumming rhythm for children must move around. -What materials can you find and use to make someone at home. your own mask? Where can I find out more about dodgeball? https://www.britishdodgeball.org/ KS1 PE at PE Home https://www.yourschoolgames.com Make sure you have enough room to complete the tasks. In Association with PRACTICE DEVELOP Now that you have practised and feel confident in moving and After exploring the different skills, select one way of throwing, you are going to challenge yourself by selecting a variety of moving on your feet and your favourite throw. targets to throw at.