Turn your classroom into a Bowling Alley! Here’s what you will need: 10 water bottles, a ball, enough space for a “lane”, and some team spirit!
Start by clearing enough space in your classroom to make the lane in. Next, you will need to set up the water bottles in a triangular pyramid shape to look like bowling pins. The pins will be on one end of your lane. On the other end, you will need some sort of marker to make the starting line. This could be something simple like a strip of masking tape, a yard stick or even just a piece of string. Students will roll the ball from behind this line. This is our “do not cross” line.
The rules are the same as regular bowling. They can easily be modified to best fit your students. This could mean they get three turns every time instead of two or they can continue to bowl until they knock down all the pins. You can keep score and have a class bowling tournament or just play for fun. You could even set up more than one lane so students can bowl at the same time!
If empty water bottles are too easy for your students, try putting a little water or sand in the bottom of each bottle. The added weight will make it a bit more challenging for the kids to knock the bottles over.
Feel free to take your bowling lane to the next level by adding bumpers and other fun features! You could do this by placing two 2x4s, or a pool noodle cut in half, on each side of the lane to help little ones direct the ball.
For an even bigger surprise make your bowling alley into a cosmic one! Grab a few glow in the dark sticks and drop them in your bottles. Now all you have to do is turn off the lights and watch the fun!
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