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Catch the Monkey Throwing and Catching Game

Spunky Funky Monkeys is a PE lesson plan and team game in which two troops throw and catch a ball over a net, earning banana tokens for each successful catch-and-return.
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Not Grade Specific
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Updated Oct 19, 2026

Subject
P.E. & Health, Physical Education
Topic
monkeys, baseball
Resource types
Games, Activities
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Throwing and Catching Monkey Game Students will have a blast learning about monkeys while improving their throwing, catching, and tracking skills with this engaging game. The thorough lesson plan outlines everything educators need to implement this lively large-group activity in their physical education curriculum. Detailed visual layouts, student-friendly informational reading passages, and clearly outlined instructions make set-up and execution a breeze. Children will get their heart rates up as they run, dodge, and react during this active game that develops hand-eye coordination, cardiovascular fitness, and teamwork. Skills can be tailored to class ability levels. Use it as a stand-alone activity or unit extension. This game is a student-approved way to encourage health and learning.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Throw and catch a ball across a net in a team game
  • Track a moving ball to complete a catch-and-return exchange
  • Share a fact about monkeys with a small group

Teaching tips

  • Gather the equipment ahead of time: a volleyball net, several balls, cones, two colors of pinnies and tokens such as popsicle sticks to stand in for bananas.
  • Following the plan's modification notes, throwing distances can be shortened or lengthened to match students' age and skill.

Skills covered

  • Throwing and catching — sending the ball over the net and returning it to earn tokens
  • Tracking — following the ball's path to get in position for a catch

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