Wall Ball

Set Up:

• Spread the markers out facing a wall
• Have different sized balls ready in separate buckets/bags

Description:

Each player starts on a marker with a bouncy ball facing the wall. Ask the children to:

• 10 x throw ball at wall and catch after it bounces
• 9 x throw ball at wall and catch
• 8 x throw ball at wall jump and then catch
• 7 x throw ball at wall touch ground and then catch

Start close to wall and progressively move back.

Use small balls to make it harder, or do it in partners.

Variations:

• To make it easier start close to the wall and sitting down and rolling ball at wall, then bouncing ball at wall
• Change shapes and sizes of ball
• Add more difficult challenges – throw ball at wall, turn around and catch ball, throw ball at wall clap hands and catch ball
• In partners play handball against wall, taking turns to hit ball at wall using their hand. See how many in a row each pair can do.

Teaching Points:

• Watch the ball
• Soft fingers, big hands
• Thumbs together and up (butterfly hands) for balls above waist and fingers pointing down (wriggly worms) for balls below waist
• Reach out for the ball and catch with two hands