Kindergarten - Second Grade
Essential Skills: 

​This unit focuses on using proper form when

rolling underhand, tossing underhand, throwing overhand and

​catching

Resources:

Lesson/Activity Plans:

TEKS:

K.1.H
1.1.H
Toss a ball and catch it before it bounces twice
​Demonstrate on cue key elements in overhand throw, underhand throw, and catch

GLOs:​

Standard 1. Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
  • Outcome E13.K-2. 
    • Throws underhand with opposite foot forward (K);
    • Throws underhand demonstrating two of the five critical elements of a mature pattern (1); 
    • Throws underhand using a mature pattern (2).
  • Outcome E16.K-2. 
    • Drops a ball and catches it before it bounces twice (Ka); Catches a large ball tossed by a skilled thrower (Kb);
    • Catches a soft object from a self-toss before it bounces (1a);
    • Catches various sizes of balls self-tossed or tossed by a skilled thrower (1b);
    • Catches a self-tossed or well-thrown large ball with hands, not trapping or cradling against the body (2).