Equipment: 8 markers (to set out playing area). 

How to play:

• Set out the playing area (25 students = approximately 25m x 25m). How to play 

• Students move around the playing area using a nominated locomotor movement. The teacher calls out a letter of the alphabet and students form groups of three to make the shape of that letter. 

• Vary the locomotor movements used, eg. run, leap, skip. 

Hit 4 and Go

Equipment: A suitable indoor or outdoor playing area as shown, range of bats/rackets and balls (sponge balls, softballs or tennis balls), marker cones (for running and playing area), batting tee(s) 

How to play: A batter hits 4 consecutive balls into the field and then runs / leaps between marker cones as many times as possible. When the fielders have returned all 4 balls they call out ‘STOP!’ 4–5 per group. 

Batter

• Hits 4 balls, one after the other off a batting tee, into the playing space. 

• When the last ball is hit, the batter runs / leaps between the marker cones as many times as possible. 

Fielders 

• Fielders return the balls to the home base – balls must be inside the hoop to count. 

• Fielders call ‘STOP!’ when the last ball reaches home base.

Runners v Passers

Equipment: 4 balls per player, hitting tee, marker cones, bats

How to play: A batting team and a fielding team. The first batter hits the ball and the entire team runs around the markers. The fielders gather the ball and pass it to everyone in their team. When all the fielders have touched the ball, they call out “STOP!”

• Using a tee, the ball is hit between B and C.

• All batters attempt to run as a group to the finish position.

• If the ball goes ‘wide’ (A-B or C-D), the shot is taken again.

• Field the ball and then move onto the infield.

• The ball is passed to each fielder using a nominated throw, eg. underarm throw.

• Fielders must be at least 2 meters apart.

• The last fielder to receive a pass calls out “STOP!”.

• The ball is passed to the next batter.