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Home Run Derby
Practice scoring home runs – at home!
Total time:
28 min
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What you'll need
Bat
Socks
Step 1 5 min
Introduction

Prepare your sock balls: 

  • Grab two socks.
  • Pair the two socks together.
  • If you want a larger ball, take a pair of shorts and roll the shorts up inside the paired socks.
  • Finish by molding the ball until it is round.

Find your bat. This could be a plastic bat, an empty 2-liter plastic bottle, half a pool noodle, or a paper towel tube.

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Step 2 5 min
Find Your Fence

Pick a boundary that will serve as your home run “fence." Remember that this doesn’t have to be an actual fence; it could be a garden fence, landscape wall, a line drawn on the ground with spray paint, a line of chairs, etc.

Check your space. Make sure that you have enough space to swing your “bat” without hitting a person or anything breakable.

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Step 3 10 min
Swing for the Fences

Mark a “home plate” where you will bat from every time.

You can be your own pitcher, or ask another member of the household to pitch for you.

See how many home runs you can hit in 20 swings.

Include other members of your household and compete to see who can make the most home runs in 20 swings.

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Step 4 5 min
Reflect
  • How successful were you in hitting home runs?
  • Without moving home plate or the fence, how could you make it easier to hit home runs? Harder?
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Step 5 3 min
Save and Submit

Click "I'm Done" to let your staff know this activity is complete. Upload a picture of your bat, ball and fence to earn a star.

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Develop Skills
Level-up these skills when you complete this activity:
Object Manipulation
Perseverance
Physical Fitness
Self-Efficacy
Self-Motivation