GamesTen Steps_10 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; indoors._ Th... Bean Bag Board (Faba Gaba) _2 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; g... Automobile Let us go for a spin in the park. Stoop, crank your automobil... Club Change Two small circles are drawn on the base line opposite each te... Suspended Eggs. After an egg hunt, several eggs may be gathered together an... A Heart Guessing Contest The following sentences are written on heart shaped cards and... Hay Stack Chairs are piled to a considerable height in the centre of th... Magic Answers. One is sent from the room and the others decide upon some o... |
Second GradeRun For Your SupperPlayers in a circle. One player chosen by teacher goes around inside, holds out his hand between two players and says, "Run for your supper." The two players run around opposite ways outside. The one who returns fi... Scarf Relay Divide the room into teams of three rows each. In front of each team, some six or eight feet distant, place a chair with a scarf tied to each. The first child in each team acts as leader. He runs to the chair, unti... Teacher And Class One player is chosen for "teacher". The others stand in a line side by side, facing her at an interval of five to ten feet. If there are many players, make several groups of this kind, keeping a distinct interval b... Slap Jack The players join hands and form a circle. One is chosen to be "it" and runs on the outside. He taps another player, who quickly runs in opposite direction. The place he left remains vacant until one or the other sh... Hand Tag The players form a circle facing inward. A tagger stands in the center of the circle. The players raise their hands forward, palms upward. As soon as a tagger tries to slap a hand it should be quickly lowered. The ... Drop The Bean Bag Or Handkerchief Players join hands and form a circle. One is chosen to be the runner and runs around the outside of the circle, dropping the bean bag or handkerchief on the floor directly behind one of the players. This player pic... Changing Seats The class is seated in full rows, each two rows playing together. One pupil having no seat stands in the aisle between the two rows. The teacher claps her hands once and all exchange seats as rapidly as possible.... Cat And Rat The players join hands and form a circle. One is chosen "rat" and stands inside the circle. Another is the "cat" and takes her place outside. The "cat" tries to catch the "rat". The players favor the "rat" and allo... Round And Round Went The Gallant Ship Players form a circle, hands joined. Stepping lightly around the circle, they recite the following verse, bobbing down quickly on the word "sank": Round and round went our gallant ship, Round and round... Jack Be Nimble Place a small object eight to ten inches high upright on the floor to represent a candlestick. The players run in single file and jump with both feet at once over the candlestick, while all recite: Jack be ni... Huckle Buckle Bean Stalk One row of players leave the room. The others hide some small object, placing it in plain sight, but where it would not be likely to be seen, as on the top of a picture frame, in a corner on the floor, behind the s... Handkerchief Tag One player has a handkerchief, one is chaser. The players are scattered about the field. The chaser runs after the one who has the handkerchief, who, to save himself from being tagged, gives the handkerchief to ano... Alphabet Game Divide the class into two teams. Cards about 5x7, containing in large type the letters of the alphabet, are passed out to each team. The teacher flashes a word before the class. The players, holding the letters nec... Run Rabbit Run Class lines up in two groups. One group are rabbits, safe in their homes. The other group are foxes, walking about in the woods. The old mother rabbit takes her young ones out to look for food. They go softly, beca... |
