Farm Circuit with My Ball

A farm circuit with four stops where children dribble their ball with their feet: the tractor road, the pen, the bridge, and the little house. It combines dribbling, dodging, stopping the ball, and bringing it home in a single game.

How to play

1. The teacher walks the circuit with a ball and explains each stop: tractor road (curvy ropes), pen (cones to steer around), bridge (the ball goes under the bench, we go beside it), and little house (a hoop where the ball stops) (3 min).
2. First lap very slowly, everyone going the same direction and leaving space behind the child in front (4 min).
3. Second lap: at the little house, step on the ball and make a farm-animal sound (4 min).
4. Third lap with the other foot, or whichever foot each child likes (4 min).
5. Children suggest how to get through a new stop and we try it (2 min).
6. All balls into the big house and we sit around it (1 min).

Rules

• We all go the same direction, like a tractor.
• The ball moves with our feet the whole circuit.
• If someone is slower, I wait without pushing.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: wide lanes, and the ball is pushed with a pool noodle.
• Visual impairment: a classmate guides, and each stop has a sound (bell, drum, clapping).
• Autism: picture cards for each stop placed on the floor in order.

Learning goals

• Dribble the ball along a course.
• Steer around obstacles and stop the ball in a set spot.
• Follow a sequence of actions.

Equipment for a class of 25

• Soft balls: 25
• Cones: 12
• Hoops: 8
• Ropes: 4
• Gym benches: 1

Teacher tip

Start children at different stops at once so there’s no line. The usual mistake is skipping stops to finish first; remind them it isn’t a race.

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