UNIT 4: Striking/Fielding Games

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Lesson 1: Syato, Basagang Palayok, Kickball 4

Learning Targets 4
Let’s Warm Up! 4
Learn about It! 5
Check Your Understanding 11
Let’s Play 12

Ready, Set, Go! 14

Self-Check 15

Bibliography 17

Glossary 17

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GRADE 4

UNIT 4
Striking/Fielding Games

Fig. 1. Basagang Palayok in a fiesta.

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Introduction
Striking or Fielding Games are activities where in players strike an object and go to the
designated spot or prevent the opponents to retrieve the object to score a point. By
participating in games like Syato, Basagang Palayok, and Kickball, players can develop physical
fitness, strategic ability, and interpersonal skills.

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Lesson 1: Syato, Basagang Palayok, Kickball

Learning Targets
In this lesson, you should be able to:
● explain the nature/background of the games;
● describe the skills involved in the games; and
● observe safety precautions in playing.

Let’s Warm Up!

Pic Can tell

Fig. 2. Fiesta Celebration

Guide Questions:
1. What can you say about the picture?
2. Why do you think they gathered for a celebration?
3. Have you experienced a similar celebration? How was it?
4. What activities or games can you remember happened at the celebration?

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 Learn about It!
Syato, Basagang Palayok, and Kickball are examples of
striking or fielding games. Filipinos have played these
activities throughout the years. Some of these games had
always been a part of special celebrations in the
Philippines like during fiesta, birthday parties, and many
other gatherings.

Fig. 3. A boy playing Syato

Syato is a traditional Filipino strike game usually played outside on the grounds where players
will dig a small slanted square hole. It is where to put the small wood so that it sticks out. It
develops not just the physical fitness of the players but also the arithmetic skills since players
need to sum up or multiply the points gained.

Needed Equipment:
● Two wooden sticks: 1 piece of a 3-feet long wooden stick and 1 piece of a 4-inch long
wooden stick.

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How to Play:
1. Player 1 becomes the hitter and Player 2 as the catcher.
2. Player 1 hits the smaller wood stick with the longer stick so that it catches air enough to
be hit by the stick.
3. The farther the smaller wood drops, the more points player 1.
4. To get the points, measure the distance from the hole to the spot of the smaller stick
using the length of the larger stick.
5. Player 1 risks, may try to add a multiplier to his score by hitting the wood upwards twice
in one turn before striking it forward, the points will then be counted by the number of
wood length instead.
6. While the player 2, has to anticipate and catch the smaller stick to nullify the points and
become his turn or looks forward to Player 1 to miss hitting the wood.
7. The winner will punish the losing player.

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 Fig. 4. The girl is about to strike the palayok

Basagang Palayok is one of the favorite games whenever there are fiesta or birthday
celebrations. A pot, usually made of clay, called palayok is filled with goodies and is suspended
in the air held by a string.

Equipment Needed:
● Hard Stick
● Clay Pot or Palayok
● String

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How to Play
1. The chosen player is blindfolded and spin around to disorient him or her.
2. After spinning, the crowd will start to give instructions to the player to find the palayok
so he or she can strike it.
3. The player gets one attempt to strike the palayok. Each player should make sure that
they will hit it hard enough for the clay pot to break. If he or she doesn’t break the pot,
another guest at the party can get a chance of playing it.
4. When someone breaks it, it’s a free-for-all, and everyone in the crowd can go for the
goodies.
5. The player who successfully smashes the palayok will be given a prize.

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 Fig. 5. Teens are having fun playing kickball.

Kickball is a fielding game that originated in the United States of America during the early
20th century. It has similar elements of sports like soccer, softball, and baseball. This game
was introduced to public school children in the US and was initially popularized as a sport. It
was known before as Kick Baseball.

Equipment Needed:
● Ball or football
● Baseball or Softball field

How to Play:

1. Baseball basic rules applied. But there are no strikeouts, leading off, or stealing just like
what baseball has.
2. A game will come to an end once the ball returns to the pitcher.
3. During the game, a player can be taken out of the game if:
● the ball is caught by an opposing team member;
● they are tagged out by an opposing player; or
● the player is forced out at a base by an opposing team.

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 4. To score a run, a runner simply has to safely reach the home plate before the end of
any innings which may vary.

Health-Related and Skill-Related Involved:

1. Eye and Hand Coordination

2. Power
3. Muscular Strength
4. Speed

Precautionary Measures in Playing the Game

1. Protect yourself at all times. Whether you are a striker or a catcher, always look for the
ball.
2. When striking, be sure that no one is near you.
3. Do not strike directly to the opponent.
4. Do simple warm-up before playing the game to avoid injury.
5. Always play fair.

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Check Your Understanding
A. Write True if the statement is correct and write False if the statement is
incorrect.

1. Syato needs a large area to play in.

2. The palayok has a lot of goodies inside.
3. Kickball is played in the football field.
4. Basagang palayok is one of the favorite games during fiesta and birthdays.
5. Striking the opponent’s body directly wins you the game.

B. Answer the questions.

1. What are striking or fielding games?

2. What is the sample of striking or fielding games?
3. How can you double up your points in syato?
4. How can you hit the palayok if you are blindfolded?
5. How can you get a point in kickball?

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 Let’s Play
Kickball
Learn how to play kickball with your classmates and have fun at the same time.

Materials:
1. Soccer ball
2. Playing field

Procedures:
1. Divide the class into two groups.
2. Follow the rules of kickball.
3. Set five innings.
4. The team with the most numbers of points after the five innings wins the game.

Guide Questions:
1. Did you enjoy the game?
2. What are the health and skill- related involved in playing kickball?
3. What can you do to improve your power skill?

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 Did You Know?

Did you know that you can multiply your score in Syato up to five times? You can do this by
hitting or striking the smaller stick five times in the air before striking hard the stick to fly far. It
means that whatever points or scores measured should be multiplied by five. You can have a
big advantage from your opponent.

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 Ready, Set, Go!
Striking/Fielding Games

Procedures:
1. Cut out pictures showing striking and fielding games or sports.
2. Put a caption on the picture.
3. Identify the skills involved in the games or sports.

Follow the format of the sample rubric given below:

Criteria Beginning Developing Accomplished Score
(0-12 points) (13-16 (17-20 points)
points)

Content
( Properly identified the
cut-out pictures)

Organization
(Properly captioned the
pictures.)

Language
(spelling, mechanics,
grammar and usage)

Properly identified the skills

involved in the games or
sports

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 Self-Check

I think I need more I have a minimal I am confident that I

Skills understanding of it. can do this with ease.
time and assistance.

I can describe striking

or fielding games.
I can explain the rules
of the games.
I can explain
health-related and
skill-related fitness
components involved
in the games.
I can explain the
nature and
background of
striking or fielding
games.

Reflect on the lessons you’ve learned from this unit and provide the necessary information on
the table.
Reflect

I find __________________________ the most interesting because ______________________.

I got ____ checks because _______________________________________________________.
I need to improve on _______________________because _____________________________.
I need to practice _________________________ because _____________________________.
I plan to _____________________________________________________________________ .

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Wrap Up

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 Bibliography

The Physical Educator.Com Accessed on February 7, 2019

https://thephysicaleducator.com

Play Sport. Accessed on February 7, 2019

http://www.playsport.net/skill/target-games

Mga Larong Pilipino: Games Played in the Philippines. Accessed on February 7, 2019
https://www.tagaloglang.com/culture/filipino-games/

Glossary

Palayok A pot made out of clay that is used in basagang palayok which has full of goodies.

Striking or Fielding Games are activities or games wherein players strike an object and go to
the designated spot or prevent the opponents to retrieve the object to score a point.

Fiesta An event marked by festivities or celebration.

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