I teach a gym class for our local co-op. The kids LOVE to play dodge ball. I have noticed from our camping experiences when they play dodge ball they use gator skin balls. They are extremely expensive. They are $30-$40 for 6 of them. I have about 25 kids in my class. So I will need a lot of balls. I was thinking of using fleece balls but they are expensive as well. Can anyone help me find something that would work and I could get around 50 balls and not so expensive?
Hmmm, that actually might be a normal price for six balls. Did you try Lakeshore Learning? Constructive Playthings has a set of six 8 1/2" balls for 29.99. Sorry I can't be more help...
Can you borrow any balls? I'm sure many homeschoolers have some of those balls, I know we do (but I only had to buy one so it wasn't a huge expense) Does your co-op make you furnish all supplies? At the co-op we attended each class had supply fees. Some fees covered paper & ink for worksheets, some covered paint sets or magnifying glasses or whatever the children could take home at the end of the term. Maybe you could require each child to bring one of the gator skin balls (I got one for like $7) then they can take it home with them at the end of the term. or divide the cost of how many you need to buy in bulk by how many students you have and charge that as a 'supply' fee and let the co-op own the balls, next year the supply fee for PE could go to buy something else that the co-op would end up owning, over time the co-op could have an awesome collection of PE equipment.
Yes there is a fee..... but I spent the money else where and thought this would be the easy part. Oh know..... I thought for sure you guys would solve the problem.... I guess I will have to save up.
Christine check with the leaders of your co-op. Our co-op actually has a budget for gym supplies (we use money from box tops). Last year or the year before we just bought a whole bunch of dodgeballs for co-op use. If your co-op does not have a budget for high ticket gym supplies they might want to register to do the box tops. We get a few hundred dollars a year from that and it really helps.
