KA-BOOM!!! Grade Levels: K-6, but I’m sure Jr. High students would find the game a blast! 🙂
Equipment needed: 1 scooter per student is ideal, as many 36-48” Omni-kin balls as you have available, 6 firm mats that stand up on end for targets. Tall cones to mark boundaries/safe zones. Music is key. J
Teacher Responsibility: Explain and monitor students’ participation. Positive reinforcement on accuracy and technique with their “crab kicks,” positive team concepts, and monitor safety!
Learning Targets: Teamwork, safety, obeying the rules, participation, and respect for each other and the equipment.
Set Up: Very simple. The six mats that are the targets are set up at varying distances from the middle line of your gym depending on the grade level playing the game.
Precautions: Ensure that students never go behind the “Ka-boom Sticks” for safety. Students may use their hands and arms to block the balls from striking their head. NO HEADING ALLOWED! EVER!
Strategy: Since the Omni-Kins are so light, students can lift them with their feet/legs, then use a crab kick to send it flying up and over their opponents’ to knock over the Ka-boom Sticks. J I find that the little guys only really need to have the 36” ball to have the highest levels of success. It is actually very difficult to knock over the mats. Students may only guard the targets with their feet for the higher-grade levels. The first team to knock over all three targets wins the round and the teams reset the game/switch sides. Individual
Duties: I have the following “jobs” in effect for this game. I have the students rotate jobs after each round and/or 5 minutes.
Defenders of the Boom: guard the Ka-Boom Sticks, must be brave, and position is voluntary.
Gatherers: usher the balls towards the Kickers and help defend when needed.
Kickers: work in small teams of three to lift and crab kick the ball towards their opponents targets.
Enjoy the game with your classes, and thanks for rating the video!
I want to continue to improve my videos, so I appreciate your feedback. I know the audio isn’t that great when the music comes on, but the music is my original studio recording and I was trying to sort out how to mix it “live” while I was teaching the lesson! Ha!
Many Thanks,
Alistair Shull
Physical Education Teacher
Dickinson Elementary
Thanks for watching!
Alistair
