FOOD FIGHT: K-12 (Safe DODGEBALL Game) for PE Class
Hey PE Teachers – are you looking for a creative way to play a SAFE DODGEBALL GAME with your physical education students?
Look no further than – FOOD FIGHT, the absolute best, action-packed, PE game that will have your students begging to play over and over again!
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 mean who are we kidding? Who DOESN’T ABSOLUTELY LOVE the game of dodgeball? But we’re all afraid to play because somebody always get hurt!
Luckily, I came up with FOOD FIGHT – a SAFE DODGEBALL GAME that can be safely played and enjoyed by kids, and even adults, of ALL AGES.
When you take the classic game of dodgeball and add in a few creative little safety twists, you end up with a WIN-WIN for both PE teachers and students.
This high intensity game is the ultimate “SAFE” PE dodgeball variation. FOOD FIGHT has it all including OVERHAND THROWING, CATCHING, DODGING, TEAMWORK, and so much more!
Food Fight is an ideal K-12 gym-friendly game and it also works well as a recess or summer camp activity or even a fun brain break in the classroom.
This easy, instant activity, requires very little equipment (just some food squishies) and ensures all students can participate, making it an ideal choice for your next physical education lesson.
FOOD FIGHT: Safe Dodgeball Game
READY! SET! LET’S PLAY!
First, let’s take a few moments to gather the equipment you’ll need to play FOOD FIGHT!
Equipment Needed
To play this SAFE DODGEBALL GAME you will need just a few things.
- Basket of FOOD SQUISHIES (the more the better)
- KIDS READY TO HAVE TONS OF FUN
Easy Game Set-Up
FIRST, divide your students into two teams.
NEXT, have each team line up on opposite sides of the center gym line.
THEN, place all of the food squishies on the line in the middle of the gym.
FINALLY, if you have enough food squishies, I allow each student to start the game with one food squishy in their hand and then line the rest of the food squishies up on the middle line of the gym.
HOW TO PLAY – Food Fight
OBJECT OF THE GAME: Try to overhand throw the squishies and hit members of the opposite team with them in the shoulders and below.
When the game starts (I like to use fun PE music to start games), students will begin having a food fight, overhand throwing the food squishies, trying to hit members of the opposite team with the food squishies.
If a student gets hit with a squishy, they must do 5 exercises of their choice. Then they can get right back into the game.
If a student catches the food squishy in the air (not off of a bounce), then the thrower must do the 5 exercises before getting back into the game. Play some upbeat music and play for as long as you would like.
After playing a few regular rounds, I like to play an ELIMINATION ROUND.
In the elimination round, when a player gets hit, they must sit down on the gym floor right where they got hit.
They can’t stand up and get back in, BUT… if a squishy rolls near them and they can reach it, or a player who is still in, hands them a squishy, they may still throw it from a seated position and try to get players on the opposite team out.Â
The team that gets all players on the opposite team out first, WINS THE GAME!
Game Teaching Tips to Make This Safe Dodgeball Game EVEN BETTER!
TIP #1: I make a rule where students only have to do the 5 exercises if they’re hit with the squishy (shoulders or below). If they get hit in the head, neck or face, it shouldn’t hurt but they don’t have to do the exercises. Also, if they get hit again while doing exercises, they don’t have to do 5 more exercises before getting back in.
TIP #2: I usually order my food squishies from Amazon. You can buy them in a big batch and get a pretty good deal. Also, keep an eye out for them at discount stores and garage sales. I’ve found a bunch of them that way.
TIP #3: My favorite upbeat songs to play when I play this game with my students are:
- SHAKE IT OFF (KIDZ BOP Kids Version)
- MAKE SOME NOISE (KIDZ BOP Kids)
*This is a truly awesome way to play dodgeball safely with your PE students and it’s also a super fun game for practicing key physical education standards including overhand throwing, catching, and dodging skills.
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 FOOD FIGHT (Safe Dodgeball Game) to your gymnasium TODAY!
Oooh, and what about the office? I bet adults would have a blast stepping away from the desks and daily worries for a quick stress-relieving game of food fight in the lounge.
And hey, guess what? You can snag your very own PDF of this awesome PE Game RIGHT HERE!
This safe dodgeball game is also a very easy emergency PE lesson plan to leave for a substitute teacher. Just print off, gather the equipment for this elementary tag game and you’re good to go.
If you’re looking for more easy, fun, and super unique (not boring) Low or No Prep physical education games, I’ve got a bunch more for you.
How about a game of BULLSEYE BAGS (cornhole in the gym), CRAZY BALL SOCCER or an energizing and educational brain break game of CATCH & STACK?
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