Petanque

Over the summer, our neighbor introduced Zac to Pétanque, and he loved it so much that David purchased a set of boules for our school. This game can be played on multiple surfaces, including grass, and by all ages and all mobility levels. To keep the throwing fair, each person stands inside the same circle (or, if you're in a wheelchair, you would put it over the circle).

Today I went to buy a circle for our school: https://petanque-america.com/obut-players-circle/. With shipping it would came to $29.95.

Alternatively, we could make our own circle as a Measurement activity!

The rules specify that the inside diameter of a plastic throwing circle should be 50 centimeters. The circumference of such a circle is 157 centimeters, which is equal to 62″ or 5’2″. Here are some instructions for how to make a throwing circle with polyethylene tubing from the hardware store.

I'd also love to get one of those little folding rulers. It would be good practice for the children to measure in millimeters!