Battleship

Physical Education Lesson Plan

S: PE
T: Battleship
O: K – To practice aiming and throwing
1st Grade – To practice teamwork
2nd Grade – To improve throwing and catching skills
P: Teacher explains and demonstrates the activity; divides the class into 4 or 5 teams.

Students are divided into 4 teams (5 teams for larger classes). Each team is assigned a red gym mat (the ship). All members except one from each team stands on the mat. One member from each team gets onto a scooter (a dingy or lifeboat). The teammate on the scooter retrieves nerfballs and throws them to their teammates to use as ammunition to fire at other ships.

Each team is trying to protect their bowling pins from being knocked over by using their hands to deflect the balls while at the same time trying to throw nerfballs to knock other teams’ bowling pins over.

When only one team is left with any pins standing, that team is the winner.

A different student is assigned the scooter, pins are reset, and the game is played again.