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Group Size: 
Any size
Age Group: 
Pre K/K
Age Group: 
Grades 1-2
Age Group: 
Grades 3-5
Length of Activity: 
10 minutes or more
Developmental Goal: 
To teach moving a ball over the net.
Equipment: 
Bouncy Ball
Equipment: 
Volleyball Net
Before You Start: 

• Set up a traditional volleyball court, using lines or cones for clear boundaries.
• Balls evenly distributed on each teams’ side before game begins.
• Review the concepts of bumping, setting and serving with student volunteers.
• Teach the rules of the game and ask the student to explain it back to you.

How To Play: 

• Divide students into two teams.
• Students are not allowed to touch any balls until you give the signal.
• When you give the signal for the game to begin, all students try to get the ball to the other side of the net.
• They can bump, set, serve, throw, etc.
• You can focus on one type of hit, or let the students choose.
• This process continues until you give the stop signal.
• After the end of the playing time, the number of balls on each side is counted.
• The goal of the game is to have no balls left on your team’s side.
• Redistribute balls before you begin the next round.

Variations: 

• Change the start and stop sound for a listening challenge. 
• Have teammates cheer for balls returned without them touching the ground
• Have teammates cheer for balls that are returned without touching the ground, and only volleyball techniques were used (bumps or sets, not catches and throws).