- Definition
Territory activities are games where players try to control an object, like a ball, and move it into a scoring area while stopping the other team from doing the same. Both teams share the same playing space as they try to score and defend.
In a game of soccer, both teams run around the same field trying to get the ball into the other team's net.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Territory activities are like a big game of keep-away, where everyone plays on the same field trying to get an object to their goal.
Ask your child: When you play soccer, how do you protect your side of the field?
Common mix-up: Kids may think of sports with separate sides, like tennis. In territory games, both teams share the entire space, playing offense and defense at the same time.
Examples
- Basketball, where players move up and down the same court to shoot at the other team's hoop.
- Ultimate frisbee, with teams trying to pass the disc to a teammate in the other team's end zone.
territory activities is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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