Hidey Ball Lesson Plan

  • Honesty

  • Interpersonal Communication

  • Encouragement

The students will show honest and interpersonal communication by not giving away the answer to the guesser through verbal or non verbal communication. The students will encourage each other by supporting the students ability to guess correctly or incorrectly. 

S.T.A.R. Options:

Class Clap, counting, and rhythms. Teacher or one student lead. When the whole class sounds as one, try tow, then three, etc…

Math Counting (Multiples) Partner Counting. Clapping as a group to desired number. Add a partner and alternate count. Change partners.

Play + Connect Activity

Select one student to be the thrower. The thrower stands facing away from the other students, who are all the scattered in the circle area. The thrower holds the ball and recites the chant, throwing the ball gently up and over his head when he says the last line of the chant. Watch it, watch it; Here it comes; Big ball, little ball; fun for all! Here it comes! When a student catches the ball, she hides the ball behind her back. All the other students also put their hands behind their backs while they respond together. Player, guesser; Hear the call; One of us has caught the ball! 

Breathing Exercise Options:

Belly Breathing

5 belly breaths with mouth closed and hands on belly. Goal is to get students to breathe through nose and use their diaphragm. There should be very little movement of the chest and the belly should move in and out. Can do several rounds of this activity.

Accordion Breathing

5 belly breaths with mouth closed and hands on sides of lower ribs. Goal is to get students to breathe through nose and use their diaphragm. There should be very little movement of the chest and the students should feel movement outward on the inhale. Can do several rounds of this activity.

Learn + Grow Activity

Make the game even more interesting by having the guesser answer a question related to any subject if they don’t find the hidden object or have the person hiding the object answer a question if they are discovered by the guesser. Could be a simple as math facts. 

Reflect Activity

How did it feel when you were not able to discover who was hiding the ball with your three guesses? Was it hard not to give hints to the guesser?

Variations

Pass the ball around the circler instead of passing the ball overhead. 

  • CASEL Traits:

  • Self Management