The Subject Pass
An activity that combines play and academic tasks.
- 6-14 years
- Group size: 2+
- Duration: 20 min
- Alternative physical activities
- Partner exercise
- Physically Active Learning
- Gym / Sports hall
- Open space
- Indoor
- Ball
- Bean bags
Participants throw a ball to each other while solving academic tasks. Examples:
- Throwing the alphabet
- Forwards / backwards
- Every other letter / every third letter
- Throwing multiplication tables / 10s (numbers that add up to 10)
- Throwing capitals and countries (one says the capital, the other the country)
- Throwing States in USA
- Throwing mountain peaks in France, Europe, the world
- Throwing historical events and years (one says the event, the other the year)
- Throwing English vocabulary (one says the word in English, the other in Spanish – or vice versa)
Variations
Use different equipment, for example:
- football
- basketball
- volleyball
- floorball ball and stick
- badminton equipment
- beanbags
Increase the difficulty by incorporating various movements before receiving or after throwing (e.g., jump, turn, hop, spin around, etc.).