BADMINTON

We have returned back to Badminton to work on our team work skills and hand-eye coordination.  The students LOVE Badminton. In pre K we introduce visual tracking: tracking of a moving object, eye-hand coordination and eye-foot coordination.  Two of the tools we use are paddles and balloons. The students start off using a paddle with their own balloon, trying to keep the balloon up in the air.  We progress to hitting back and forth with a partner, practicing taking turns. The next step is introducing the badminton net, practicing hitting it back and forth over the next.  After we learn how to control our paddle and how to push the balloon over the next, they are introduced to playing with a partner. And finally, we are introduced to the birdie in badminton. Pictured below are some of our first graders practicing serving and returning serves while our 4th-7th graders are stepping it up by playing tournaments.  Along with badminton, our 4th-7th graders are also playing small tournaments in table tennis.



Susannah Joyce