Skills to review and demonstrate

Tossing and catching the scarf with one hand.Walking counterclockwise in a circle.

Getting startedForm about four circles of about six students each holding a scarf. All face counterclockwise.

Students can toss and catch the scarves 80% of the time.Psychomotor:

Cognitive:

Student performance objectives

Students can describe proper form for tossing the scarf to the person behind them

80% of the time.

Lesson focus: • to practice tossing and catching a juggling scarf.

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g Co

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What you’ll need

• One juggling scarf or plastic grocery bag per student.

Helpful hints

Pick a leader to start the count and to resume the count after a miss.Have students chant the conga while playing: da da da da da DA! Focus above the head of the person in front of you.Stay in the circle formation.

Recap How can we help our group be successful catching our scarves?

National StandardsStandards 1&2: Spatial awareness; Tossing and catching a moving manipulative.Standards 4 & 5: Participates responsibly; Enjoys and accepts a challenge.

3-5

Begin the action

Take three steps forward in the circle and toss the scarf directly up and high on count four. Move to catch the scarf tossed by the person in front of you in the circle as you continue the 1,2,3, toss (conga).

Small space activity for grades

* Challenge! *

Can we do it in two big circles? One big circle?

Without missing 5 times

in a row?