Lesson 1 - Target Games

Understand the basic rules and objectives of target games. 

Identify safety precautions before playing target games.

The learners are able to:

1. Develop fundamental striking and throwing skills. 

2. Encourage teamwork and sportsmanship. 

Values - Importance of teamwork 

The learners are able to appreciate the outdoor games in the midst of online games.

Activity 1: Target Ball

Play target ball by doing the following steps:

1. You may improvise a ball (example: sock ball or ball made of crumpled paper).

2. Avoid using a rubber ball or any ball that bounces much.

3. Draw a base line and a target on the wall. The target on the wall has corresponding scores per circle.

4. Each round, the players will hit once the target from the baseline.

5. All scores are added and the player who has the highest score wins.

Activity 2: Modified Kick Game (Sipa)

You need a washer, a target area, and five watchers who have any colored paper and a flag.

1. You must have five groups of equal members. Choose a leader.

2. Number each player: player 1, player 2, player 3, and so on.

3. Each group will have an assigned watcher.

4. Simultaneously, all first players will kick the washer 10 counts and pass it to the next player.

5. If the washer falls on the ground, the player will start all over again.

6. The last player is the leader who will move the washer to land on the target area.

7. If the leader is not successful, the procedure is repeated. If he/she is successful, the group’s watcher raises the colored paper which means “Finished.”

8. If the leader is successful, the watcher raises the white flag to signal “Game Over.” And if not, the entire procedure is repeated.

Activity 3: Feet Balling

You need a rubber ball to hit the target by using your legs and feet.

1. Divide yourselves into five. Each group should have five members. Each player is assigned a number.

2. The game has two areas: target area and hitting area, each on opposite sides.

3. The target area has 10 cans with corresponding scores. (1, 2, 3, and so on). The cans will be hit by a player after the signal.

4. From the hitting area, a ball will be kicked by the first player followed by the next players and so on. The ball is kicked once.

5. The number of the hit cans will be the score of the players. All scores are added.

6. The team that has the highest score wins.

Answer the following questions:

1. What are the target games which help improve your physical fitness? Why do you say so?

2. How important are target games for children like you?

3. Why do you need to consider safety precautions when playing target games?

4. Why do you think target games are rarely played among children nowadays?