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DUCK. DUCK. GOOSE.

In this game, students sit down in a circle on a dot/carpet square facing each other. One person is “IT” and walks around the circle. As they walk around, they tap people’s heads and say whether they are a “duck” or a “goose.” Once someone is the “goose” they get up and try to chaseContinueContinue reading “DUCK. DUCK. GOOSE.”

MUSICAL DOTS

The number of persons who will play the game are counted. Dots/carpet squares, one less than the number of players, are arranged in a circle. One person, apart from those playing the game, stands at the music system. He/ she plays and abruptly stops the music anytime. The players start walking around the dots whenContinueContinue reading “MUSICAL DOTS”

FRUIT BASKET TURNOVER

Are you ready for an oldie but goodie part game? Everyone stands on a dot/carpet square facing in a circle except one player; that one is in the middle. Go around the circle and give everyone 1 of 3 fruit names (or 4 or 5 – depending on how many are playing and don’t forgetContinueContinue reading “FRUIT BASKET TURNOVER”

HUMAN TIC TAC TOE

(Graphic created by Anthony R, Morehead) Everyone loves a great game of Tic Tac Toe! So, let’s super-size this classic! Enjoy a game of human Tic Tac Toe. Setup this activity by laying out three rows of three dots (Spot markers, carpet squares, paper plates, etc). The idea is to make it look like aContinueContinue reading “HUMAN TIC TAC TOE”

QUIET BALL

Students pass the beachball back and forth. If anyone talks or makes a noise, they have to sit down. Also if someone throws the ball so another person can’t possibly catch it, the person throwing has to sit down. If the ball is thrown so the person could catch it but doesn’t, the person catchingContinueContinue reading “QUIET BALL”

FLINCH

Players stand in a circle with a student in the middle. The person in the middle tosses a beachball around the circle and occasionally “fakes” the people they are throwing the ball to. If the person “flinches” (acts like they are going to catch the ball when the ball has not been thrown) then they are outContinueContinue reading “FLINCH”

ALPHABET BALLOON ACTIVITY

You need 26 balloons. Write each letter of the alphabet on a balloon. Give participants a set amount of time to go from balloon to balloon and write words that start with the corresponding letter. This can be used as a before reading strategy to activate prior knowledge on a topic. Or this strategy can beContinueContinue reading “ALPHABET BALLOON ACTIVITY”