LUCKY PIN: K-5 (Throwing, Rolling, Kicking, Catching) PE Game

Make gym class extra exciting with LUCKY PIN—your go-to elementary PE (K-5) throwing, rolling, kicking, and catching gym game!

LUCKY PIN

This all-in-one NO PREP physical education game and lesson builds key locomotor skills, teamwork, and TONS OF FUN.

Ideal for elementary health and PE teachers, *LUCKY PIN* keeps students active and having a blast while they improve their THROWING, ROLLING, KICKING, and CATCHING SKILLS.

Add versatility, action, and skill development to your PE curriculum, camp activities, youth group, or field day today with LUCKY PIN—the ultimate gym game.

Lucky Pin (Throwing, Rolling, Kicking, Catching)

FULL *LUCKY PIN* LESSON PLAN PDF

Hi there, it’s so great to meet you! I’m Mrs. T. or you can call me Jen – a Michigan mom, wife, new grandma (aka “Jemma”) and K-12 PE teacher who is on a mission to MAKE SCHOOL FUN AGAIN!

I love teaching PE class because I get to spend time telling silly jokes and exercising while laughing with my students.

LUCKY PIN is so much fun. I just know you are going to love playing it with your kiddos just as much as I do.

READY! SET! LET’S PLAY!

Equipment Needed

For this Awesome team game you will need a few pieces of equipment including:

10-12 White Bowling Pins
10-20 Soft Balls
2 Bowling Pins (Different Color than white)
Kids ready to have TONS OF FUN!

Easy Game Set-Up

FIRST, spread six white bowling pins and one *LUCKY* pin (different color) out across one of the black baselines or end lines in the gym.

THEN, set up the other seven bowling pins on the opposite baseline.

NEXT, divide class into two teams and have them line up facing each other (see diagram).

FINALLY, line up all of the balls on the middle line of the gym.

How to Play: LUCKY PIN

The OBJECT OF THE GAME is to be the first team to knock down all 7 bowling pins on the other team’s side OR the team to have the most pins still standing when the song ends or the teacher decides the round/game is over.

When the game begins:

Students must stay on their team’s half of the gym – they cannot cross the midline.
Students can THROW, ROLL, or KICK the balls (one at a time) in an attempt to knock down the other team’s pins.
Students can guard the pins but no part of their body can touch the pin when they are guarding it. If they accidentally knock their own pin down – I say “too bad, so sad,” & the pin must stay down.
If a student catches a ball in the air from the other team they can turn around and choose ONE knocked down pin to set back up.

*If the *LUCKY PIN* gets knocked down, the team that knocked it down gets to pick up ALL of the pins that are knocked down on their side.

Game Teaching Tips

TIP 1: The sweet spot for this game is Grades 2-5. For the littles, I just adjust the distance of the pins depending on age/grade level. Sometimes, I let the kids work together as a team to strategically place and spread out the pins on their own side. They love this.

TIP 2: I like to use softer balls, like gator skin and playground balls, for this game so that nobody gets hurt if they get hit with a ball. No Volleyball, Basketballs or Soccer Balls!

TIP 3: I tell my classes that the game is over when one team knocks all 7 pins down – OR the song ends and the team with the most pins still standing, wins the game or gets a point. We play best 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5 games.

TIP 4: ANOTHER SUPER FUN GAME VARIATION: If a team knocks down the *LUCKY PIN* that team automatically wins the game!

Trust me – your students will be asking to play *LUCKY PIN* over and over again!

CLASS DISMISSED

So, what do you say? Why not blast some “clean” and upbeat PE music , maybe tell a few funny sports jokes and bring the excitement of LUCKY PIN to your gymnasium today!

Don’t forget – you can snag your very own copy of this easy, fun, NO PREP lesson plan RIGHT HERE.