AIm, Strike, Retrieve

Aim/Strike/Retrieve

Place a variety of balls on different cones, high and low and different surfaces.  Encourage children to use their hand and aim and strike the ball, retrieve it and try again.

Adapt for younger children:

Introduce young children to a variety of balls, allow time for each child to explore the texture and the properties of each ball in their own time.

Extension:

Extend to include striking implements, rounders bats, short tennis racquets, hockey sticks etc