Laundry Basket Skee Ball

Uses

• Use this fun activity idea to practice underhand rolling skills.
• This is a great activity to also focus on controling speed, power and accuracy when manipulating (rolling) and object.
• Rolling Cues:
  • "Tick, Tock, Step, Roll"
  • "Follow Through"
  • "Step Opposite" (Step foward with opposite foot of rolling arm)
• Visit This Link to see this original equipment idea.

Construction Materials

• Targets (Boxes or Laundry Baskets)
• Lightweight Balls
• Small Box (Shoe Box works best)
• Tape
• Paper (only if you'd like to label the score or point value for each basket)

Instructions for Construction

1. Remove the lid of the shoe box.
2. Cut one side-end out of a shoe box.
3. Bend cut side and lid into the shape of a ramp.
4. Tape ramp along the inside of the shoe box.
5. Label your targets with point values (if you wish).
6. Tape the box to the floor to avoid it rolling or sliding while playing.
7. Purchase or create lightweight balls to roll.

Modifications of Equipment

• Create balls to roll with ideas from this site (Sock Ball).
• Increase the rolling distance to the ramp and/or the flying distance to the targets to challenge successful learners.
• Play this game outside if it's nice out!