Hula Hut Showdown
Students will be playing a game that requires good teamwork, communication, and sportsmanship. This game also works on throwing skills and offensive/defensive strategies
Lesson Created By: Jacob Scruggs
Essential Question
What is a strategy?
What does it mean to work together as a team?
Grade(s):
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
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Lesson Progression
Hula Hut Showdown
Equipment: Hula hoops, foam dodgeballs, gym space
Objectives:
- TSWBT successfully throw, catch, and block in a team game
- TSWBT work together as a team using good communication and teamwork
- TSWBT communicate different strategies to be used in a team game
How to Play: Separate students into two teams with each team on half of the court. Each team will have 3 hula huts to start the game. Explain to the students that where they put the hula huts on their side is up to them (ex. They could put all three huts in one corner or they could spread them out).
There are two jobs in this game:
- Protector- their job is to guard the hula hut by blocking the other teams throws. If their hut falls down, they should go to a hula hut that is still standing and help protect it.
- Thrower- The throwers job is to find foam balls on the ground and throw them at the other teams’ hula huts. Their goal is to knock down all of the opponent’s hula huts. Throwers cannot cross half court.
To start the game, have each team place and build their hula huts anywhere on their side of the court. Once huts are built, have the protectors position themselves in front of a hula hut. Once all of the protectors are in position, have the throwers spread out and pass out all of the foam dodgeballs. When the teacher signals, the game begins. Once a team knocks down all 3 hula huts, that team wins and everyone sits down. Talk to the students about what they did well and what they could do better. Have teams rebuild their huts and start round 2. Play as many rounds as you want or until class is over.
Extensions:
- Increase the number of hula huts
- Increase/Decrease size of playing area
- Boys vs Girls
- Class vs Class (if in a double class)
Hula Hut Showdown Setup
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- 2-1 The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
- 2-4 The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self an d others in physical-activity settings.
- 2-4.2 Support and work cooperatively with others to complete an assigned physical education task (for example, tossing easily caught passes to a partner).
- 2-4.4 Play an d cooperate with others during physical activities regardless of personal differences such as gender, skill level, race, or ethnicity (for example, demonstrate a willingness to share equipment with everyone in the group as opposed to a se...
- 2-4.5 Apply rules, procedures, and safe practices during physical education class with few or no reminders.
- 5-1 The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
- 5-1.1 Demonstrate mature form for all fundamental manipulative skills (for example, catching, striking, kicking).
- 5-1.3 Use basic motor skills during invasion games, net/wall activities, striking/fielding activities, and target activities in increasingly complex situations (for example, dodging and evading an opponent, traveling at different levels, speeds or dire...
- 5-2 The physically literate individual demonstrates knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.
- 5-4 The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.