Boy playing with ball X06484 by Ulf Bodin, Flickr

Let’s Learn with a Ball!

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Icebreakers, Activities, & Resources

“Play is our brain's favorite way of learning.”- Diane Ackerman

Benefits?

• Easy set-up • Light • Cheap • Promotes active learning & TPR • For all ages

Image, Bounce Out by Amanda Tipton, Flickr

Part of your teacher survival kit

Altered image, inside my everyday pack by drive by shooter, Flickr

Young Learners

Ball Introductions

Classroom circle time with Maria Knee by Wesley Fryer, Flickr

• Children sit in a circle • Child says name then rolls the ball to a peer • The child says the student’s name & asks a question

Toddler Ball Intro

Toddler says name & hits the ball with each syllable

Invent a Sport

• Divide into groups • Each group invents a sport, create the rules, etc. • Teach it to the class

Play Ball!

• Host a field day • Play Olympic sports • Play sports from around the world

Teens & Adults

Ball Icebreaker in Pairs

Ball Review Toss

Image, Q: Can I kick it? A: Yes, you can, by Todd, Flickr

Teacher names category & toss till someone gets wrong, repeats, or takes longer than 3 seconds to answer

What’s the Ball Say?

• Put masking tape • Write directions or review questions

Image, Q: Can I kick it? A: Yes, you can, by Todd, Flickr

Ball Icebreaker Questions

Ball Q&A

• Student catches the ball & answers a question • Student asks a question & throws to a peer to answer

Online Ball

Games

Marks-english-school.com/games.html

Sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchpad/launchball

Bartbonte.com/factoryballs2

Novelgames.com/en/spgames/numberballs

Ball Apps

Altered image, Sphero by Rob Pegoraro, Flickr

AR Soccer

Magic 8Ball

Image, 8-ball by Alexander Kozlov, Flickr

Baseball & Math HD IOS App

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/baseball-and-math-hd-free/id441095112?mt=8

C is for Camera by @kevinv033, Flickr

Useful tools!

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