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Rainbow AirRanger Plastic Discs

Classic design makes our lightest plastic disc ideal for beginner students.
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A no-frills, friendly design makes it easy to teach younger students the fundamentals of throwing and catching flying discs. Bright colors make it easy to organize teams for games and skills testing.

Specifications

  • Diameter: 9”
  • Weight: 109 g
  • Great for ages 12 and under

A Great Introductory Disc

Younger players will appreciate the smaller 9” dia size and extremely lightweight 109 g of these discs when practicing throwing and catching motions. Contoured edge is easy to grip by smaller hands. Touch plastic construction is highly resilient. Bright Rainbow colors are easy to see in flight, leading to more successful catches. The six colors are also useful when dividing the class into teams for activities.

 

15 Creative PE Activities Using Rainbow AirRanger Plastic Discs

The Rainbow AirRanger Plastic Discs are lightweight, oversized flying discs designed for young students to safely practice throwing, catching, and striking skills. With a larger 9"" diameter and soft-edged plastic, they fly straighter and slower than traditional discs, making them ideal for teaching fundamental movement skills in a controlled, confidence-building environment. Their vibrant Rainbow colors allow for easy grouping and team-based play. Below are 15 engaging, skill-building activity ideas for incorporating these discs into PE classes across all age levels.

1. Disc Dash Delight: Students race from one end of the gym or field to the other while balancing a Rainbow AirRanger Plastic Disc on their head, promoting dynamic balance and core stability.

2. Float & Fetch Frenzy: In pairs, one student tosses the disc with a slow, high throw while their partner runs to catch it on the fly, focusing on catching, running, and coordination sequences.

3. Rainbow Roundabout Relay: Teams form lines and complete a relay where each student must spin three times before throwing the disc to a teammate across the gym, building twisting, throwing, and agility.

4. Skipping Saucers: Students must skip between cones while balancing a disc on one hand without letting it fall, emphasizing skipping and balance.

5. UFOs in Orbit: In a large circle, students toss the discs to one another across the circle. The goal is to keep all discs in the air, teaching throwing, catching, and reaction time.

6. Launch & Lunge: Students throw the disc to a partner and then perform a lunge before catching a returning throw, reinforcing throwing and body control.

7. Flight Path Footwork: Students follow a marked course on the gym floor while continuously tossing and catching a disc with a partner, building footwork, catching, and coordination.

8. Hover Hunt: Toss multiple discs into the air; students must locate and catch a disc of their assigned color, using dodging, reacting, and spatial awareness.

9. Frisbee Freeze Frame: When music plays, students throw and catch the disc freely; when it stops, they must freeze in a balanced pose while holding the disc, emphasizing static balance.

10. Color Catch Countdown: Students call out the color of the disc they want to catch before it's thrown. If they catch it correctly, they stay in the game—improves visual tracking and anticipation.

11. Ringmaster Races: Students roll the disc like a hoop and race to catch up with it before it falls, practicing rolling, running, and reaction time.

12. Toss Turn Tango: Students throw the disc, perform a 360-degree turn, and then attempt to catch it before it lands, combining turning, throwing, and catching.

13. Rainbow Rover Run: Spread the discs randomly across the gym. Students must run, retrieve a disc of their assigned color, and return it to a matching-color cone, building running, stopping, and color recognition.

14. Saucer Stack Sprints: In relay teams, students run to a pile of discs, stack them, and return. Next runner un-stacks them and repeats. Focus is on sprinting, bending, and coordination.

15. Glide Glide Goose: A disc-based twist on “Duck, Duck, Goose” where the tapper glides the disc across each head gently until selecting someone to chase—teaches anticipation, balance, and fun in motion.