Orienteering
Rainbow Run- Equipment: Cones, makers
Setup: Spread out cones across the playing area. Place one marker under each cone. In most cases it is best to have more cones than markers.
Description: Teacher will have a list of colors written down onto an index card. The teacher will divide group up into groups of 4-5. When all the groups are formed the teacher will inform one group at a time what color they need to find. The group will then take off trying to find the color.
When the color is found, each player from the group will mark the color on their arm. When everyone has marked their arm they will return to the teacher to get another color to find. EVERYONE IN THE GROUP MUST BE PRESENT BEFORE THE TEACHER CAN GIVE THE GROUP A COLOR.
Keep repeating this until time is up or everyone has collected all the colors.
Strategies: have teams come up with a code word to let other teammates know a color has been found without letting the other teams know what it is.
After teams have marked themselves with the marker, one person may take the marker and place it under a different cone.
Amazing Race- Using Google Earth or Google Maps, print out a satellite picture of your school and its play spaces. Using either program use the pin tool to mark different spots on the map. We usually have eight different spots on the map. Break students up into groups with each group getting a map and assign them a number to try to find first that is on the map. From there they are to go in chronological order trying to find the spots listed on the map. Try to get to every point before time is up.
Setup: Spread out cones across the playing area. Place one marker under each cone. In most cases it is best to have more cones than markers.
Description: Teacher will have a list of colors written down onto an index card. The teacher will divide group up into groups of 4-5. When all the groups are formed the teacher will inform one group at a time what color they need to find. The group will then take off trying to find the color.
When the color is found, each player from the group will mark the color on their arm. When everyone has marked their arm they will return to the teacher to get another color to find. EVERYONE IN THE GROUP MUST BE PRESENT BEFORE THE TEACHER CAN GIVE THE GROUP A COLOR.
Keep repeating this until time is up or everyone has collected all the colors.
Strategies: have teams come up with a code word to let other teammates know a color has been found without letting the other teams know what it is.
After teams have marked themselves with the marker, one person may take the marker and place it under a different cone.
Amazing Race- Using Google Earth or Google Maps, print out a satellite picture of your school and its play spaces. Using either program use the pin tool to mark different spots on the map. We usually have eight different spots on the map. Break students up into groups with each group getting a map and assign them a number to try to find first that is on the map. From there they are to go in chronological order trying to find the spots listed on the map. Try to get to every point before time is up.