Big Bad Wolf - Outcome C (K-3)-4

	Catching
	Overhand Throwing

This game is a great way to reinforce throwing and catching skills. Each student has a partner, and the partners share one ball. Students stand about two metres apart, facing one another.

How to Play

• Children start throwing and catching the ball while standing in stationary positions.
• When the teacher calls out "Big Bad Wolf", the person with the ball becomes the wolf. While still holding onto the ball, the wolf must chase their partner.
• When the partner is caught or the teacher calls out "stop" they resume throwing and catching again.
• If the ball is in the air between the two students when "Big Bad Wolf" is called, the person who is about to catch it must first catch the ball and then chase their partner.
• The teacher continues to call out these signals for the play to resume.
• No ball can be left rolling on the floor.
• Students cannot throw the ball once the teacher has started to call "Big Bad Wolf".

Discuss how the children felt when they were tagged. Discuss the difference in roles. What helped them enjoy the activity? (This can lead to a discussion about treating each other with respect.)

Play the game with beanbags, rubber chickens, or sponges.

A child who has to sit out for some reason could help the teacher with the calls.

These are clues that you have reached the outcomes ...

Through a show of hands at the end of class, have children indicate if they were the ones to chase more than once, and then if they were the ones who were chased more than once.

Create a checklist on factors that the students identified for a "good" game.

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