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Bocce


1st, 2nd and 3rd Graders are learning to play Bocce!!

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Because we are learning in the gym, we are using bean bags and our "pallina" is a block. The students started with simple target practice, trying to get their own bean bag closest to the pallina. The children are instructed to look as a group to see if they can agree which is closest and who wins the point. If it is a difficult call, one player uses their feet to measure the distance between the bean bags in question.

As they improve, they play in teams against each other. The next step is a more realistic game where teams play on opposite ends of the court and throw toward the middle. 
I am very impressed with the communication skills the children are using to discuss scoring as well as problem solving on their own! 








                                          


                                          




                                         







                                       





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