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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The Playground Games That Children Like

By Enid Hinton


Children often learn a lot of life lessons while they are playing with other children during play time. Of course it is the job of the teacher to ensure that the students know how to play the playground games that were planned for them and to explain to them why the games were played. Here are a few of the most popular activities that kids just love.

Probably the most common of all the activities that a teacher to facilitate would of course be the famous tag. Tag is the game wherein there is one it who will try to tag another person so that the other person will become the it. This is a great game to tire out the students because it involves a lot of running and it also teaches them cooperation.

A classic game would be tug of war and it is actually quite a simple game that would teach a lot of principles in life. Basically, the class would be split into two teams and each team has to pull the rope to their side in order to beat the other team. This would teach the kids that no matter how strong one is, nothing can beat a team working together.

Of course there is also the game that is known as monkey in the middle. Now in this game, there are two groups of people in opposing sides and there is a person between them. The objective is to hit the person in the middle and the one in the middle has to avoid getting hit by the ball otherwise he will be out.

Now claim the flag is a very fun game that would not only teach teamwork but strategy as well. Now the class will first form two teams with each team having their own team flag. The objective of the game is for one team to get the flag of the other team and not to get tagged by any opposing team member otherwise they will be sent to jail.

Now croquet is one fun game that does not require much running and is good for the less sporty children. Basically, two or probably more players have to hit balls of different colors into some hoops with a croquet stick. This is a game that can actually teach tactical ability.

Now dodgeball is yet another great game but it is probably better for the older children who are more sporty. Dodgeball teaches quick thinking, teamwork, and encourages one to boost up his reflexes. Basically, the rules of the game is for a team to grab as many balls as possible and to hit the players of the opposing team with these balls until they are all out.

So basically, those are some of the fun games that children can play during play time. Now a teacher should always make sure that after that he would tell the students the purpose of playing the game right after. This will help them know some life lessons and also be able to apply them as well.




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