Human Pinball – How Many?

Human Pinball – How Many?

Equipment: One dodgeball. Description: Scatter the students throughout the playing area. Once they have picked a spot, tell them that their feet are glued to the floor (i.e whichever way they are facing, however they are standing, they must stay in that position)....
Elf Run – How Many?

Elf Run – How Many?

Equipment: Bins of balls (tennis balls work great). Two hula hoops. Garbage Can (or other clean receptacle). Description: Make 2 lines at each end of the room (4 lines total). Have the lines face each other across the room, and have a hula hoop in between the two...
Over Under – How Fast?

Over Under – How Fast?

Equipment: 4 long skipping ropes. Timer. Description: Have 4 sets of partners (8 kids total), each with a long skipping rope. 4 of the kids will be pulling the rope tight across the room (with a partner), and holding it at their ankles. The other 4 kids, with their...
Over Under – How Fast?

Rope Gauntlet – How Many?

Equipment: One long skipping rope. Timer. Description: Select two people to turn the long skipping rope in the middle of the room. Line everyone else up so that they are ready to run underneath the rope one at a time. The teacher sets the timer for 2 minutes, and then...
Over Under – How Fast?

Chicken Grow – How Fast?

Equipment: 1 item (baton, rubber chicken, dodgeball…etc.). Description: Have everyone in the class link arms at the elbows to make a circle (the starting circle will be relatively small). Unlink arms and have one student start with the chicken. When the teacher says...
Over Under – How Fast?

Hop Along – How Fast?

Equipment: NONE Description: Make 4 lines (2 at each end of the playing area so that each line is facing another line). Say “Go,” and then start the timer. The first student in each line must hop on one foot to the middle, where they will high-five the other student...