Lets Learn with a Ball! Activities, Web Tools & Apps (All Ages)

Boy playing with ball X06484 by Ulf Bodin, Flickr Lets Learn with a Ball! ShellyTerrell.com Bit.ly/ELTLINKs 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 students 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

Whats 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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Bit.ly/eltlinks Pearltrees.com/p/cj8xf ShellyTerrell.com

Lets Learn with a Ball! Activities, Web Tools & Apps (All Ages)

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