MAKE YOUR OWN GAME
A Web Quest for 8th Grade
Physical Education Students
Designed By:
Katie Haley
Khaley1@hotmail.com
Introduction
Games are a great
way to incorporate the skills we have learned throughout the year. Games are supposed to be
fun, focused, and a
great way to interact with your peers. Each
game we play in class focuses on several skills at
a time. Some of the games we have played so far have
focused on Locomotor Skills, Fine Motor
Skills, Gross Motor
Skills, and many more. In groups of 3
chosen by the teacher, you will have the
opportunity to be
the teacher on a Friday. In order to do
this, your group must create a game for the class using the
information below.
THE TASK
In this exercise
you will use the Internet resources below to create a game appropriate for the
entire class. The game must incorporate
six of the following types of activity:
Locomotor- stepping,
walking, jumping, skipping, sliding, leaping, marching, and galloping.
Chase/Flee/Dodge- Tag, Mad Dash,
Dodgeball.
Cooperative- Must be a team
game.
Effort- Pushing or Pulling.
Fitness- Some type of movement or
exercise.
Throwing/Catching- Can be a modified
version on softball or football.
Striking with an Implement- A ball or
object is hit with a piece of equipment such as a bat or a stick.
Dribbling with hands or feet- Can be a modified version of soccer or basketball.
THE PROCESS
1. First you’ll need to brainstorm ideas for a game topic as a
group.
2.
Once you decide on the type of game
you want to create you can use this site for guidance PE ZONE.
3.
Put together a Word document with
the following information:
-The name of the game.
-The type of game and what kind of activity it entails.
-The rules to the game.
-The time limit to the game.
-The number of players required.
-The equipment necessary.
-The type of playing field (gym, soccer field, playground,
etc.).
-Explain the scoring process.
4.
Once you have finished your group
must present your game to me on the date I have assigned. I will offer suggestions as to how to improve
your game if needed. After the game is
approved we will schedule a date to play your game in class.
EVALUATION
Your performance will be graded on the rubric below.
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Cooperation |
The group often did not work well together and the game
appeared to be the work of only 1-2 students in the group |
The group worked fairly well together with all the members
contributing to some work. |
The group generally worked well together with all members
contributing some quality work. |
The group worked well together with all members contributing
significant amounts of quality work. |
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Creativity |
Little thought was put into making the game interesting and
fun. |
The group tried to make the game interesting and fun, but some
of the things made it harder to understand/enjoy the game. |
The group
put some thought into making the game interesting and fun to play by using
several pieces of equipment. |
The group put a lot of thought into making the game
interesting and fun to play as shown by creative activities and variety of
equipment. |
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Rules |
The rules
were not written. |
Rules were written, but people had some difficulty figuring
out the game. |
Rules were written, but one part of the game needed slightly
more explanation. |
Rules were written clearly enough that all could easily
participate. |
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Activities |
0-1 of the tasks listed above was used in the game. |
2-3 of the tasks listed above were used in the game. |
4-5 of the tasks listed above were used in the game. |
6 or more of the tasks listed above were used in the game. |
CONCLUSION
During this activity you have created a game with your group
that you can be proud of. Games are a
great way to practice skills in a group atmosphere. Here are some additional links that may be
helpful to you and your group while completing this activity.
Game Time Enterprises Page- Check out
this site from
PE Central Page- This site
has several lesson plans on activities and games. You can use some of these plans as a teaching
model for your game. http://pe.central.vt.edu/
PE Links Page- This is
another great site for activity suggestions that may be helpful in planning
your game.
CREDITS
& REFERENCES
PE ZONE- http://reach.ucf.edu/~pezone/home.html
Rubric- http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
