We have a large football pitch behind our school, but when the
weather is wet it gets very muddy.
Then, we all have to play on the tarmacadam around the school.
These are some of the games we play.
Only the senior classes are allowed to play scotch at the front of the school.
We have great fun.
Maybe you would like to try them, too.
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Irish Bulldog
PLAYERS: Any number of players.
You mark out 2 lines - a start and a finish.The
person who is on stands in the middle and everyone else stands at
the start line.The person who is on calls one name.The named person
tries to run to the other end and the chaser tries to catch them.
If they're caught they help the chaser.
If not, they are safe.
The chaser, plus whoever might be caught, shouts
"IRISH BULLDOGS"
and everyone else runs to the
opposite end.
Anyone who is caught is now a chaser too.
Then they call a name again.
This continues until only 1 person is left.
They are the winner.
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SCOTCH:
You will need a small ball.
Make a circle.
Someone catches the ball and tries to hit
someone else with it.
You lose a life when you are hit.
Everyone has 5 lives and then they're out.
Anyone can take the ball and try to hit
someone with it.
If someone catches a ball before it bounces,
the thrower loses a life.
You can't run carrying the ball - only a very short running throw.
You can't aim to hurt someone,
and you can't hit on the face.
Try to aim low.
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Rats and Rabbits
Make two equal teams
Each team stands in a row behind their leader.
The two teams are side by side in two rows.
One team is the rats and the other is the rabbits
The caller stands out in front
There are two finish lines at equal distance from each team
If the caller says rats, the rats chase and the rabbits try to reach
their finish line without being caught.
If he or she says rabbits the rabbits chase and the rats run
To their finish line.
This continues until everyone on one team is caught.
The other team is the winner.
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40-40
40- 40 is a catching game /
hide and seek.
Someone is on.
They stand at a pole or wall
and cover their eyes.
They count up to 40 while
everyone else hides.
Then, they must look for everyone
BUT
still try to stay near the pole.
If they see somebody, they must race back to the pole and shout
"40- 40 I see _______."
The person they saw stands at the pole.
When the chaser is away from the pole, anyone can touch the pole
and say
"40-40 I free all."
Everyone who was caught is then back in the game.
Whoever is caught very first in the game is the next chaser.
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SHADOWS:.
This is a catching game, but you must
stand on someone's shadow
to catch them.
Then, they are the chaser.
If you are being chased
you can run to a shaded place
where you have no shadow,
and then you are safe.
You can only stay there while you count to 10 .
If you crouch down low you have a smaller shadow and
it's harder to stand on it.
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RED LIGHTS, RED LIGHTS
1 2 3:
This is a racing game.
The person who is on stands with their back to the others players.
The others stand in a line, ready to race.
The person who is on says
"Red lights, Red lights
1 2 3."
Everyone else must then run. When the person who is on quickly
turns around, everyone else must then FREEZE.
If anyone moves they must return to the starting line. Those who
don't move stay where they are. This continues until someone reaches
the finish and tips the person who is on. This might take three or
four goes.
The first person to finish is on next.
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