Weekly Challenges
Equipment: One giant dice. Description: Everyone must sit with their back against one of the four walls with the dice in the middle of the playing area. When the teacher says “Go,” he/she will start the timer and roll the dice for the first activity. The students must...
Weekly Challenges
Equipment: 14 hurdles (pop tins, pool noodles…etc.). Description: Make one line of girls and one line of boys (even though they will be working together on the same team). Line up 7 hurdles in front of each team (14 total). The hurdles should be no more than 2...
Weekly Challenges
Equipment: A blindfold. A Chair. Timer. Description: Pick 4 students and have them line up, one behind the other, at one end of the playing area. Have one student stand on the chair at the other end of the playing area (this student will be the caller). Have all other...
Weekly Challenges
Equipment: One long skipping rope. Two Chairs. Mats for under the rope. Description: Space the two chairs across the room and tie the skipping rope between them (as in the picture). The skipping rope should be as high as the waist of the tallest person in your class....
Weekly Challenges
Equipment: One thick rope (like a tug-of-war rope). Timer. Mats for under the rope. Description: Split the class in two and have them set up, lengthwise, in the playing area as though preparing to have a tug-of-war. Lay mats in between the two groups and have each...
Weekly Challenges
Equipment: One rubber chicken, dodgeball, pillow…etc. Timer. Description: Have the entire class form circle and give one student the chicken to start with. The teacher then starts the timer. The person who starts with the chicken will say the name of someone (it...
