Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Frisbee anyone?


We may be in September now, but the summer season is still in full swing, and man is it hot out there!  I always like to start the year with some team building and cooperative games.  But once that is finished I’m ready to get the kids outside for P.E.  However… this heat isn’t always fun to run around in, or for my sake, to be out there all day long.  So… what do I do…
a Frisbee unit!  There are many ways you can get some great exercise playing Frisbee, but there are always ways to play Frisbee-type games without running around the field and 
overexerting ourselves in the heat.
 
Today we are started some Kan Jam!  This is a backyard game that many people play at BBQ's or picnics across the country with family and friends.  As I do in many games, I modified the rules a little bit from the original game to work better in our 25-minute P.E. classes.  But essentially it is a 2 v 2 game that requires throwing accuracy, teamwork, concentration, and just plain old fun! 


We play for a certain amount of time and the rotate to our next opponent. 
Here are Mrs. Weber’s rules on earning points:
      DINGER = 1 point: Redirected Hit (Deflector redirects thrown disc to hit any part of the goal.)

      DEUCE = 2 points: Direct Hit (Thrower hits the goal without help from their partner.)

      BUCKET = 3 points: Slam Dunk (Deflector redirects the disc and it lands inside the goal, either through the top or through the hole in the front.)

      HOLE = 4 points:  Disc goes through hole in the front without any help from partner.

Each year the kids look forward to playing Kan Jam and they enjoy the friendly competition with their classmates.  Once it’s over, they are excited to move on to Frisbee-Golf (or Frolf as I prefer to call it courtesy of George Costanza), but they are always left wanting another day or two of Kan Jam!

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