The kids loved this game! Perfect for my classes that are still learning to be good competitors, because no one gets out and there's little chance of physical contact.
u r a real specialist.im teaching pe for 10 years, and able to say - after 3 years in the teacher collage i couldn't plan a successful lesson, what i actually did after 5 min. of watching one of your videos, short-essence-accuracy. thanks a lot!
Glad to hear it was helpful! I think that's sadly a pretty common story about not being prepared for real life teaching, but social media is a great resource to learn from others
I made a forth job of gatherers. The only thing I said is that you could not gather and then throw. It worked well with 3rd and 4th. I also use mats instead of benches. Love the game.Thanks for all the ideas
Nice! Yea, I just have the rule "you can go anywhere to get a ball" to have less jobs for kids to have to think about, but it's essentially the same thing 👍🏻
Unforortunately this game didn't work for my 1st and 2nd graders. I have 40 plus kids and tried to modify and explain an easier verison. They didn't understand. I'll try with the older kids. Seems like a fun game if the class sizes are smaller and older kids that understand.
Any advice for activities that do well during observations? Our observation tool is heavy on classroom management, students initiating questions/discussions, student assessment input. This is my second year in PE and I'm struggling just a tad!!
Everybody is struggling this year, so welcome to the club LOL :-) . I would check out our resources page and see the striking balloons lesson, hula hut relays and cross the river - those are all great
Love your channel's content! Boom city is a fan-favorite here at my school as well. Though, I use Gym mats for standing platforms.. Quick question: I noticed in I think another video of yours, a music playlist of sorts that has an up-beat mix of popular songs. Maybe you've explained it in a past video and I haven't noticed it. BUT...how do I get my hands on it? I like to play music as well in my Gym.
I’ve modified it for Halloween using ghosts (in a graveyard) as points instead of rings. I pride myself in being able to explain games well, and modifying them if there seems to be confusion. This game takes a bit to teach and then I find myself stopping the game for clarification of rules and discussion of strategies more often than usual. I’m not using pinnies to distinguish teams, but I think it’s sufficient to tell kids that they need to focus on players at the opposite mat (using mats instead of benches) that are waiting to receive the ball. They do have discussion of strategies with their team prior so they shouldn’t have too much confusion as to who is on whose team. They are getting confused about which graveyard they’d take from, which mat they receive on, then communication is not very good when switching up jobs from throwing, to catching, and collecting balls. All after emphasizing these points. Any tricks or ideas? Thanks in advance.
Cool modification! Yea I would definitely recommend pennies or at least bracelets (that's what I'm using currently) to determine teams so you can see when kids are confused. I do a full demo of the game and then have all kids point to what bench they should go to if they decide to become a catcher - Also mention that just like in Football you try and score in the "End Zone" in Boom City you have to go to the other side and the bench area is like the "End Zone"
I've only played it with 3rd and up, but I think if you modified it to a shorter distance, or allowed bounces before catching the ball you could teach it to 1st and 2nd - you'd definitely have to move slow though - they get confused about which side they're on sometimes
Na, never had an issue with that. It's only 18" off the ground, if a kid loses their balance they can easily step off the bench or jump off safely. I do mention it as something to be aware of when explaining the game though
The kids loved this game! Perfect for my classes that are still learning to be good competitors, because no one gets out and there's little chance of physical contact.
I really admire how you break the games down and stress the key skills involved. Thank you
:-) - Thanks! Glad it's helpful
u r a real specialist.im teaching pe for 10 years, and able to say - after 3 years in the teacher collage i couldn't plan a successful lesson, what i actually did after 5 min. of watching one of your videos, short-essence-accuracy. thanks a lot!
Glad to hear it was helpful! I think that's sadly a pretty common story about not being prepared for real life teaching, but social media is a great resource to learn from others
Ben,Great game!!! I substituted mats for the bench. 3 - 5th grade LOVE this new game!!!
Awesome man! Good to hear they're enjoying it!
I use gymnastic mats too. Works great! Love this game. Thanks Ben!
I made a forth job of gatherers. The only thing I said is that you could not gather and then throw. It worked well with 3rd and 4th. I also use mats instead of benches. Love the game.Thanks for all the ideas
Nice! Yea, I just have the rule "you can go anywhere to get a ball" to have less jobs for kids to have to think about, but it's essentially the same thing 👍🏻
Unforortunately this game didn't work for my 1st and 2nd graders. I have 40 plus kids and tried to modify and explain an easier verison. They didn't understand. I'll try with the older kids. Seems like a fun game if the class sizes are smaller and older kids that understand.
Yea I do it with my 3rd - 5th kids
Can you tell me what kind of cover is over your TV in this video? Thank you for your work!
All the details and links of the setup here www.thepespecialist.com/tv
Any advice for activities that do well during observations? Our observation tool is heavy on classroom management, students initiating questions/discussions, student assessment input. This is my second year in PE and I'm struggling just a tad!!
Everybody is struggling this year, so welcome to the club LOL :-) . I would check out our resources page and see the striking balloons lesson, hula hut relays and cross the river - those are all great
Love your channel's content! Boom city is a fan-favorite here at my school as well. Though, I use Gym mats for standing platforms..
Quick question: I noticed in I think another video of yours, a music playlist of sorts that has an up-beat mix of popular songs. Maybe you've explained it in a past video and I haven't noticed it. BUT...how do I get my hands on it? I like to play music as well in my Gym.
www.thepespecialist.com/music linked up here
Thank you! I’ll browse. :)
Are both teams catching and throwing at the same time?
Yep! You can see an example of the game being played at the link in the description
So do the catchers stand in front of their oppositions bucket of rings if they catch the ball do they grab a ring and run it over to their bucket??
Yep, there's a free lesson plan download at the link in the description if you want more details
Great game!
I’ve modified it for Halloween using ghosts (in a graveyard) as points instead of rings.
I pride myself in being able to explain games well, and modifying them if there seems to be confusion. This game takes a bit to teach and then I find myself stopping the game for clarification of rules and discussion of strategies more often than usual. I’m not using pinnies to distinguish teams, but I think it’s sufficient to tell kids that they need to focus on players at the opposite mat (using mats instead of benches) that are waiting to receive the ball. They do have discussion of strategies with their team prior so they shouldn’t have too much confusion as to who is on whose team. They are getting confused about which graveyard they’d take from, which mat they receive on, then communication is not very good when switching up jobs from throwing, to catching, and collecting balls. All after emphasizing these points.
Any tricks or ideas? Thanks in advance.
Cool modification! Yea I would definitely recommend pennies or at least bracelets (that's what I'm using currently) to determine teams so you can see when kids are confused.
I do a full demo of the game and then have all kids point to what bench they should go to if they decide to become a catcher - Also mention that just like in Football you try and score in the "End Zone" in Boom City you have to go to the other side and the bench area is like the "End Zone"
@@ThePESpecialist Ty, Ben! Appreciate the response! Will try bracelets!
Where do you get your music?
I would love to see the game being played
Yes, that would be awesome - unfortunately, I can't put kids on TH-cam
is this appropriate for K-2?
I've only played it with 3rd and up, but I think if you modified it to a shorter distance, or allowed bounces before catching the ball you could teach it to 1st and 2nd - you'd definitely have to move slow though - they get confused about which side they're on sometimes
Where did you get that score thing?
it's linked up on our amazon page: www.thepespecialist.com/amazon/
no one falls off the bench?
Na, never had an issue with that. It's only 18" off the ground, if a kid loses their balance they can easily step off the bench or jump off safely. I do mention it as something to be aware of when explaining the game though
what grades do you play this with?
Normally 3rd - 5th
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It sucks