Ball Games Primarily Played with Our Hands (e.g. Volleyball, Basketball, Handball and Netball)
Primary 1 · Physical Education
Ball Games Primarily Played with Our Hands (e.g. Volleyball, Basketball, Handball and Netball)
3 lessons
Lesson 1 of 3
Catch with Soft Hands
20 min
Let's begin
Mutesi throws a ball to Ishimwe.
Bonk! It bounces off his hands and rolls away.
"Make a basket with your hands," says Mutesi. "Try again!"
Grown-up: read this aloud. Show each move first. Then do it together.
You need: one soft ball for two friends.
Games we play with our hands
In some ball games, you use your hands, not your feet.
- Netball: pass the ball and throw it into a high ring.
- Basketball: bounce the ball and throw it into a high basket.
- Handball: pass the ball and throw it into a goal.
- Volleyball: hit the ball over a high net.
In all of them, you need to catch!
Warm-up game: Ball around me
Pass the ball around your waist, from hand to hand. Then around your knees. Then around your head.
Now go the other way.
New skill: The two-hand catch
- Hold your hands out, fingers spread, like a basket.
- Watch the ball all the way into your hands.
- Catch it. Pull it softly to your chest.
Play together: Step back catch
Stand with a friend, two big steps apart. Throw the ball gently underarm to each other.
After each catch, both take one step back. Dropped it? Both take one step in.
How far apart can you get?
Calm down
Sit down. Roll the ball slowly around your legs. Breathe in and out.
Warning
Safety first! Use a soft ball. Throw gently to your friend's hands, never at their face.
Tip
Basket hands, eyes on the ball, hug it in!
Say it before every catch.
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Try it yourself
Do each one, then tap Show answer to check.
1
Pass the ball around your waist 5 times.
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Answer: Hand to hand, round and round.
2
Show your basket hands.
Show answerHide answer
Answer: Hands out in front, fingers spread wide.
3
What do you watch when you catch?
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Answer: The ball, all the way into your hands.
4
Play "Step back catch". How many steps can you go?
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Answer: Your own answer. Keep your eyes on the ball!
What you learned today
- Netball, basketball, handball and volleyball are played with the hands.
- The two-hand catch: basket hands, watch the ball, hug it in.
- Throw gently to your friend's hands.
Sources and credits
- Facts adapted from Netball, by Simple English Wikipedia contributors, Simple English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Simplified and adapted by Ganzaa.
- Facts adapted from Basketball, by Simple English Wikipedia contributors, Simple English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Simplified and adapted by Ganzaa.
- Facts adapted from Handball, by Simple English Wikipedia contributors, Simple English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Simplified and adapted by Ganzaa.
- Facts adapted from Volleyball, by Simple English Wikipedia contributors, Simple English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Simplified and adapted by Ganzaa.
- Photo: Girls playing netball in zambia 01.jpg, by Francis ackson soko, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The story, the games, the step pictures and the practice were written by Ganzaa.
This lesson adapts CC BY-SA material and is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.