Name: Cat and mouse.
Age: 4 years +.
Required number: 10+.
Requirements: Clear space.
Procedure: All children are in pairs. One child is cat, one other child is mouse, and all others stay in pairs, arms hooked together. Cat chases mouse; when mouse is caught then mouse becomes cat and vice versa. However, mouse can escape chase by hooking into any pair of other players. At that point the player at the other end of the pair becomes cat and the cat becomes mouse.
Name: Magic Box.
Age: 3 years +.
Required number: 2+.
Requirements: Clear space.
Procedure: This is a fun mime game. Everyone sits in a circle. Ask the students can they see the box in the centre of the circle. Ask them what colour is it?. What shape is it? It can be a different shape and colour depending on where you are sitting in the circle. This is because it is a magic box. The teacher goes in first and opens the box and takes out an object. She then mimes the object and the class must get what object it is. When the students guess what object it is the teacher puts the object in the box and closes it. Whoever guessed correctly takes a turn at taking something out of the box.
Name: Captain’s coming.
Age: 4 years +.
Minimum number of participants: 3+.
Resources: Clear space
Procedure: The teacher can be the captain or one child is chosen to be the captain. The captain calls out orders to the rest of the children who are the crew. If a child does not follow an order correctly s/he is out. !
Orders Action
Bow run to the left side of the space
Stern run to the right side of the space
Port run to the left.
Starboard run to the right
Man overboard lie on back and swim
Submarines lie on back and stick one leg straight up.
Man the Lifeboats find a partner, sit together, and row!
scrub the Decks children crouch down and pretend to clean the floor with their hands.
Climb the Rigging children pretend to climb a rope ladder.
Captain’s coming children salute and shout out “Aye Aye Captain”
Man Overboard children on their backs waving legs and arms in air as they drown.
Walk the Plank children have to walk in a perfect straight line one foot exactly in front of the other with arms outstretched to the sides.
Captain’s daughter is coming. everyone curtseys
Hit the Deck children lie down on their stomachs.
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