Basketball toss

Watch the video to see how to play Basketball toss.

Transcript

Getting ready for basketball toss testing my left hand with my right hand so I need a basket. Which is this thing and

I need a marker so I put my marker down here but you can see and from here I need to take three big steps.

One. Two. Three. And I drop my basket here.

Collect resources

You will need:

pair of socks
basket, bucket or container
a clear space
1 piece of paper
pencils or markers
10 pegs
a ten-frame
pencils or markers
your mathematics workbook.

A4 sheet with T chart. Headings left and right. 3 pegs under left and 6 pegs under right.

Instructions

Challenge: See how many times you can successfully shoot your rolled up socks into the basket.

Mark a clear ‘starting line’ for your basketball toss.
Take 3 big steps from your starting line and place a basket, bucket or container at the end.
Stand at your starting line and throw your socks with your right hand.
Each time you get a sock in the basket, clip a peg onto your chart.
Go back to your starting line and have your second throw.
Repeat this until you have thrown your socks 10 times with your right hand and then 10 times with your left hand.
Draw a picture of your chart in your mathematics workbook.

Instructions

Further investigation

Other people in your family might have been playing basketball toss today too.
If they’re taller than you, they might have had their baskets in a different spot. Using some blocks or spoons, for example, work out how far you had to throw your socks and then work out how far someone else had to throw theirs.
Draw a picture to show your measuring.
Can you create a new game your family and friends could play at home?

Two baskets placed on the foor with a gap in between. One basket labelled my basket and and other labelled Erica's basket.

Two baskets placed on the foor with a gap in between. One basket labelled my basket and and other labelled Erica's basket. Three spoons placed end to end inbetween the 2 boxes. Text on the photo "I'm measuring the distance in spoons. I think Erica's basket is 3 and a half spoons away from my basket."

Discuss

Reflection

How many baskets did you get when you used your left hand?
How many baskets did you get when you used your right hand?
How many did you get altogether?

Share / submit

Share your work with your class on your digital platform.

Advice for parents

A4 sheet with T chart. Headings left and right 3 pegs under left and 6 pegs under right placed side by side to show direct comparison.

You can support your child by having them use direct comparison to help them work out/prove which one had more.

A4 sheet with T chart. Headings left and right. Ten frame structure drawn on paper. Nine pegs placed on the ten frame.

Your child can also put their pegs onto a familiar structure, like a ten-frame.

It’s important to have them use what they know about this structure to help them. So, if I see 1 box is left empty, I know I got 9 baskets because 1 less than 10 is 9.

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