GAME: across the river TYPE:
Cooperative team building
CYCLE: II and III ACTIVITY LEVEL: High
MATERIAL: 2 sets of pinnies, 1 pinnie per student
TACTICS: Strategically working as a team
Use strengths and weaknesses of own team and opposite team
Elaborate a plan and apply it
DESCRIPTION:
Layer 1:
Field is separated in 4, each team has their safety zone
Each team has their end zone in back of their safety zone but can’t enter it
The opposite end zone is a base
Students have to get the balls on the opposite zone
Any students can touch any opposite player if the opposite player is not in his safety zone or the opposite end zone
Each team wants to cross the “river”
If a player gets touched, he is frozen until a friendly player comes to rescue him and get back together in their end zone
While rescuing both player are on base
Layer 2:
- To rescue 1 player, 2 players must help him
MODIFICATIONS:
- Give time to teams to regroup and elaborate a plan
- Could be played with more than 2 teams
- Could be played with more than 1 class on huge field
SAFETY
- Use bright pinnies so teams are clear
CYCLE: II and III ACTIVITY LEVEL: High
MATERIAL: 2 sets of pinnies, 1 pinnie per student
TACTICS: Strategically working as a team
Use strengths and weaknesses of own team and opposite team
Elaborate a plan and apply it
DESCRIPTION:
Layer 1:
Field is separated in 4, each team has their safety zone
Each team has their end zone in back of their safety zone but can’t enter it
The opposite end zone is a base
Students have to get the balls on the opposite zone
Any students can touch any opposite player if the opposite player is not in his safety zone or the opposite end zone
Each team wants to cross the “river”
If a player gets touched, he is frozen until a friendly player comes to rescue him and get back together in their end zone
While rescuing both player are on base
Layer 2:
- To rescue 1 player, 2 players must help him
MODIFICATIONS:
- Give time to teams to regroup and elaborate a plan
- Could be played with more than 2 teams
- Could be played with more than 1 class on huge field
SAFETY
- Use bright pinnies so teams are clear