Set up:
Alphabet Scramble
Work together as a team to spell a given word by tossing an object using the paratossers from letter to letter!
Objective:
To work together as a team (pairs) to spell a given word by tossing an object using the paratossers from letter to letter.
Grade Level: K-6
Equipment:
- Alphabet Poly Spots (70061-PS)
- The Zone™ ParaTossers (16220-PS)
- Various manipulatives to toss
- Word cards (to be placed under a poly spot)
- Alphabet cards for each team/pair
- No-Kink Hoops for each team/pair (14029-PS)
Set-up:
- Scatter alphabet spots on ground throughout playing area
- Place a word under each letter (should start with the letter poly spot, ie. A {ant} B{ball}
- Place hula hoops with a variety of manipulatives, paratosser, and alphabet card in each of them
- Group students in pairs and send to a hula hoop
- Pairs grab the alphabet card, paratosser, and one of the manipulatives from hoop (their choice) and go to the first letter on their card.
- At the letter spot, pairs lift up spot and read the word beneath it
- Pairs must spell the word by successfully tossing and catching an item using paratosser at each of the letters in the word.
- Once word completed, they lift up the end letter poly spot to begin new word
- Pairs may not advance letters in word until an object is successfully tossed and caught.
- Pairs can take turns tossing and catching roles with each letter
- Can use grade level sight/vocab words or words used in current PE unit
- Could also use sentences under the spots with a blank word for students to figure out and spell.