HEADS, SHOULDERS, KNEES & CATCH

The challenge

Time to put your catching to the test with this catching challenge! Follow along with the video, pause when it's time to act, and start again to see the next level of challenge when you're ready!

Keeping Score: This challenge is about improving your own score each time. Write down your score for the first time you try, and when you come back later, see if you can beat it!

What you need

  • A ball (or something like it) that is safe for the space you are using - e.g. tennis ball, soft ball, soft toy, scrunched up paper, ball of socks

  • Safe space with no breakables

  • You can do this challenge by yourself, or with a partner

LEVEL 1 How far through the song Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes can you get between throwing and catching a ball?

LEVEL 2 How far through the song can you get while catching the ball at the same height on your body?

Use a small ball. Sing the song out loud and get faster as you go along.

Use a large and soft ball. For level 1, throw the ball between each part of the song.

Need to download?

Click the Google Slide version to save your own copy and share among your pupils.

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