Special Programs

Equipment:  20+ cones, if under 22 kids, if more kids, need more cones  

• Divide the group into 2 teams ( boys vs girls, colored uniform shirt, colors vs patterns) try to choose something that will help identify which child is on what team.
• Place a large amount of cones standing up around the area between the 2 teams.  Demonstrate that 1 team will be knocking ANY standing cones and that is their only, to continue to knock over cones I until I say wait.   
• The opposite team will be picking up the cones and turning them right side up. 
• On the coaches cue, 1 team is knocking them over ( with HANDS ONLY) and the other team is picking them up.   
• The coach says “freeze” and kids return their teams & are NOT to touch any cones while both teams are “frozen”.  
• Coach will then count the # of cones standing and/or lying down, once they have that # can reset the cones. 
• Once the count from the 1st round is complete, teams will switch jobs.  Those that were “tipping” previously will now pick them up and those previously picking them up will now have a turn to “tip” the cones.  
• Play the last round and determine which team was able to knock the most cones over during their designated time.   

https://youtu.be/ukAZwb7wrzU

Equipment:  cones if no lines are available in the playing area. 

• 1 student, possibly 2 if large group will be chosen to be the shark and will stand in the middle of the play area.  Be sure to explain the boundaries of the area to all the students 
• The rest of the students will be the “minnows” and will stand at 1 end of the playing area and will attempt to swim across the ocean/play area attempting to get across without being tagged by the shark.  Have a designated point they need to reach on the opposite side of the play area.  
• If a student gets tagged by the shark, that student also becomes a shark and helps to tag more minnows.  The game continues until all the minnows are tagged.  
• A variation, if the minnow gets tagged, they sit down in the spot they get tagged and become an octopus.  They reach their arms out to the side, but can NOT move from the area they were tagged and must remain sitting. 
• They can help the shark by tagging minnows that try to run by them.  If they tag a minnow, that minnow sits down where they got tagged and help tag more minnows.  

https://youtu.be/4zp-YdOjIrU

Equipment:  cones if no lines are available in the playing area. 

• 1 child is the Fox and stands on far side of the playing area with their back toward the group on the opposite side of the play area.  
• The rest of the group stands on the opposite side of the play area, facing The Fox and pretending to be the “Chickens”. 
• When coach signals, the “Chickens” shout loudly  “What time is it Mr/Mrs Fox?”.  
• The Fox replies with a number between 1- 11 o’clock.  If the Fox says “midnight” the Fox will turn around and chase the chickens back to the starting point and try to tag as many chickens as they can.  
• Remind  Fox to mix up the time/number of steps the chickens need to take.  As the chickens get closer, they will not be able to say lower numbers.  
• The Fox wants to get the chickens close so they can catch them when they say “midnight” 
• Coach might need to be near the Fox and shout out the time loudly so the chickens can hear.  

• For the chickens, depending on what number The Fox says, the chickens take that many steps toward The Fox. 
• Make sure the students take little steps.
• Coach may want to take the steps with the chickens and keep the kids even with the coach. 
• Remind students they are trying to sneak up on the Fox. 
• If The Fox says “ midnight” they turn and run back to the starting point trying to avoid being tagged by the The Fox. 

• Once the Fox says midnight and tags some chickens, the coach will chose a new Fox.  
• It is better to randomly choose the next Fox, if you choose the children that get tagged, they will not hustle back to the start but will try to get tagged. 
• 2 Foxes can be it at the same time and they alternate saying a time.  

https://youtu.be/HPQhGm7yKCM

Equipment: cones for boundaries if no lines in the playing area.  

• Students all line up at the same starting point.  They are instructed that when the Captain (Coach or student) gives commands they must follow.  They will be instructed to go 
• forward ( moving toward the captain), 
• Aft ( moving back towards starting point), 
• Port ( move towards their left) 
• Starboard ( move toward their right) 
• At any time the Captain can yell out various commands, students must stop what direction they are moving & perform the various actions.  
• Start with just a few commands and can add more throughout the game.  Or if you play more than once, can add some additional commands.  You will NOT want to use all these commands in 1 game initially.  
• Various Commands: 
• Quarterdeck –  run to the wall/line to their left 
• Main Deck – run back to starting line and line up ( do not have to be in the same order) 
• Man the Lifeboats – Students sit down and pretend to row the lifeboat. 
• Swab the deck – pretend to mop the deck 
• Climb the Rigging – pretend to climb the rope ladder
• Captain is coming – Student salute the and say “Aye Aye Captain”
• Sea Sick – students pretend to be getting sick 
• Man Over Board – kids pretend to swim 
• Walk the Plank – students walk with 1 foot in front of the other, with arms straight out from their chest, like they are walking the plank
• Shark Attack – Students form their hands on top of their head to make shark fin 
• Hit the Deck – lay face down on the floor a quickly as possible 
• Peg Leg – students must hop on 1 leg 
• Steer the Ship – pretend to hold a large steering wheel. 
• Stormy Weather – Rock from side to side 

Equipment:  Hoops or poly spots

• Coach will lie down hoops/spot in a single file line on the floor., enough for 1 hoop/spot for each student. 
• All students will stand on a hoop/spot
• When the music starts to play or the coach whistles 1 time, the students get out of their hoop/off their spot and will start all moving- walking in a clockwise motion on the outside of all the hoops/spots.  
• When the music stops or the coach blows whistle 2 times, they get into a hoop/on a spot as quickly as they can.  It does NOT have to be the same hoops/spot they started with.  
• The coach calls a color, if the student is on that color, they must do 5 jumping jacks and then game continues.  
• Next round students may gallop, skip, bear walk, baby steps, monster steps, hop, walk backwards, choosing a different locomotive mode for each round.  
• Students are NOT out, just complete jumping jacks and back in next round.  
• Variation:  can incorporate water into this game if outside.  The coach will mist the students standing in a certain color to keep them cool.  

Equipment: cones for boundaries if no lines available 

• Divide students into groups of 3.  Students determine who will be the Robot Master and who will be the 2 robots. Everyone will have a chance to be the Robot Master. Coach will need to explain the boundaries for this game. 
• The Robot Master points robot #1 in 1 direction and gives them a slight nudge to start walking.  The Robot Master will then point robot #2 in the opposite direction and give them a slight nudge to start walking. 
• Both robot #1 and #2 will continue to walk (slowly) in the direction they were pointed until they reach the out of bounds line or a fence, pole, etc.  If they reach a stopping point they will start making a “beeping sound” until their Robot Master comes to turn them in a  different direction.  
• The Robot Master needs to continue to run back and forth between the 2 robots and change their direction so they don’t run into the out of bounds line and start beeping.  
• After a designated amount of time, the coach blows whistle, students regroup & choose a new Robot Master and resume game.  Rotate again so all students have a turn to be the Robot Master.  

https://youtu.be/qpOlGp3RKeQ

Equipment Needed: scarves, cones for boundaries if no lines in the play area 

•  Divide students into groups of 4-6 kids. 
•  Each group gets one scarf. Place the scarf in the back of one of the students’ waistband of their pants, it must be hanging out a little bit.  
• . Choose 1 student to be “it”. Have the rest of the group make a circle by holding hands with each other. The student that is “it” will stand on the outside of the circle. 
•  The students who have formed the circle are the “Tornado”.  
•  The object of the game is for the student on the outside of the circle to grab the scarf from the “Tornado”. 
• . The Tornado must continue to hold hands the entire time and try to spin left and right so the student that is “it” cannot reach the scarf.  
•  Have the kids switch positions so everyone gets a chance to try to steal the scarf. 

https://youtu.be/YvD_uNyL5NY

Equipment Needed: scarves, cones for boundaries if no lines in play area 

•  Divide students into groups of 3-6 kids. 
•  Each group gets one scarf. Have students line up in a single file line and place their hands on the shoulders of the student in front of them.  The last student in the line will be given a scarf.  They will place the scarf/tail in the back of the waistband of their pants, it must be hanging out a little bit.  
•  Once all the groups are lined up and have a tail in the waistband of the last person in line the game can begin.  
• The object of the game is for the 1st student in the group to try to steal the “tail” of the another group .  
• The students must remain in their single file line and hold each other’s shoulders at all times.  
• The groups must try to steal the tail of other teams but also must try to protect their tail by avoiding the other groups.  
• . Once a tail is stolen, the team regroups and changes the order so a different student is the tail.

Equipment – 16 Bean bags ( 4 of each color if possible) , 16  poly spots ( 4 of each color if possible) , 4 cones ( 1 of each color) 

• Break students into equal groups of approximately 4 students and have them line up behind a colored cone.  ( 1 color per team) 
• Give each team 4 bean bags ( if possible coordinate the color bean bag with their cone color) 
• Place 4 poly spots ( coordinate color of cones & bean bags if possible) various distances from the starting cone in a single line in front of each cone.  
• The 1st student of each team will run with 1 bean bag and place on 1 of the poly spots in their row.  They will return back to the start and get bean bag #2 and go place on another poly spot in their row.  The 1st student will continue until all the 4 bean bags have been placed on the poly spots.  
• Students can only place or take 1 bean bag at a time. They can NOT take or drop multiple bean bags  
• Once all bean bags are on the poly spots, the 2nd student will run and pick up 1 bean bags and bring it back to the start point.  They will run and get another bean bag and bring it back to the start.  They will continue until all their bean bags are back to the start.  
• The 3rd student will place all the bean bags 1 at a time on the various poly spots.  
• Student #4 will go pick up 1 bean bag at a time and return them to the start.  This continues until all students have either placed or picked up bean bags from the poly spots.  
• Variation – 
• can substitute a bean bag and use noodle pieces, scarves, hockey pucks. 
• Can place 4 cones instead of poly spots and students must balance tennis ball on the cones, instead of placing on a poly spot.  

Equipment:  ( 4) Poly spots/group or can put tape on the floor or use painted lines on a gym floor.  

• Divide group into a minimum of 5 students/group can be more 
• Place 4 poly spots ( or tape marks on the floor) in a square formation 
• 4 students stand on the 4 poly spots and 1 student stands in the middle of the poly spots.  
• Student in the middle says “ 3-2-1 Switch”, once they say “switch”, all the students on the poly spots have to move to another spot.  Meanwhile, the student in the middle must try to get 1 of the poly spots in 1 of the corners.  
• Whichever student does not get a poly spot moves to the middle and says “3-2-1 Switch”.  
• If the groups are larger than 5, then some students can wait on the side to rotate into the game.  The student who does not get a poly spot, then rotates out of the game briefly and the student who was 1st in line on the side rotates into the middle position.  

https://youtu.be/1V0RreZ_Zis

Equipment – either poly spots or cones 1 per student.  

• Have students get into pairs and line up single file behind each other at 1 end behind either a poly spot or cone.  
• The student who is 1st in line is #1, the student behind them is #2.  Student #1 remains at the start point. 
• .#2 students will go to the opposite side of the field/play area and stand on a poly spot or next to their cone and face with their backs towards their partner.  
• Spread out the students a much as possible as students will be running different directions and want to avoid any collisions.  
• On the coaches command, #1’s will sneak up to their partner #2’s and gently tap them on their shoulder.  
• Remind #2’s must NOT look over their shoulder and must wait for the tap to turn around
• Once #2’s feel a tap, they can turn around and chase their partner #1 back to their starting point, attempting to tag them  
• It is important that the tagger does NOT push their partner, just tags them lightly.  
• The object of the game is to tap your partner & make it back to the starting point without getting tagged.   
• Once #1’s have tapped #2’s, then they switch roles. And #2’s become the taggers and #1’s wait to be tapped on the shoulder.  

https://youtu.be/wa5vPX–4c4

Equipment – 1 poly spot/student 

• Place poly spots in a large circle, with 1 short of the number of students there are.  (ie if 15 students, place 14 spots in circle formation) 
• Have students stand on a poly spot and have 1 student in the middle being the “mailman/lady”.  
• Student in the middle says, “ I am the mailman/lady and I have a letter for someone who……” Ideas:  is a boy/girl, likes pizza, has blue eyes, is wearing a skirt, has freckles, has a pet, is 6 yrs old, is in Mrs Smith’s class, etc.  Coach may need to give kids some ideas to keep game moving quickly.  
• if what the mailperson says relates to 1 of the students on the poly spot, they must get off their spot and move to another spot.  The student in the middle will run to the now empty poly spot to get out of the middle.  
• The student who does not get the poly spot moves to the middle to be the new mailman/lady.  
• Give different students the chance to be the mailman/lady. 

Equipment:  Cones or scarves or bean bags 

• Pair the students up and have them facing each other., line up students so 1 set of partners is in 1 line shoulder to shoulder and their partner is opposite them standing shoulder to shoulder.  
• Place 1 cone/scarf/bean bag between the partners with both partners being equal distance from the object. 
• Coach will begin with some commands and both partners must follow along.  Coach will say – touch your shoulders, touch your head, touch your knees, etc.  After naming different body parts the coach will then say “ cone/scarf/bean bag”, when coach says the item, the students must try to grab the item between them before their partner can “grab it” 
• The students can keep track of how many times they grab the item.  
• If the student grabs the item when the coach did NOT say, they will lose 1 of their points.  
• After a few rounds, coach can have the students rotate to get a new partner.  What works well if 1 of the rows of partners takes 1 step to their left and moves to the next person.  The student that was on the end, moves to the opposite end so everyone has a new partner. 

 https://youtu.be/rS238zjqd0I

Equipment:  Lots of noodle pieces,  either rope/ poly spots or cones to divide the group if no lines on the floor.  

• Divide group into 2 groups ( ideally easily identifiable) boys vs girls, navy uniform shirts vs white, dark colors vs light colors, etc.  
• Have 1 group on 1 side of the line/rope/cones/ poly spots, explain that they must stay on their side of the fence.  
• The object is to throw over as many noodle pieces into their neighbors yard during the designated time. 
• Once explain rules, can then dump equal amount of noodles on each team’s side.  When coach says go, both sides attempt to “clean up their yard” by throwing noodle pieces to the other side.  
• After a designated amount of time, the coach blows their whistle and kids must freeze and not throw anymore snowballs.  Coach will count to see which side has the least amount of snowballs.  

https://youtu.be/hhxC4NzECSw

Equipment:  1 ball and 1 cone/ student, cones to mark boundaries 

• Choose 1- 2 students to be “it”, they will be moving through the area trying to knock off students ice cream 
• The remaining students each have a cone and ball, they hold the cone upside down and balance the ball in the cone, similar to an ice cream cone.   
• On the coaches signal, the students with the ice cream will move around the designated area balancing their ice cream on their cones and trying to avoid those that are “it”  
• The “its’ will be trying to knock the ice cream off of the cones.  If “it” knocks a student’s ice cream, that student gives the “it” their cone, the original “it”  become the “new it” and the old it retrieves the ball and places it on the top of the upside down cone.

Rock/Paper/Scissors – Hoops

Equipment  approximately 10-12 hoops or poly spots/group, depending on class size.  

• Divide students into 2 groups of equal number of students. If more than 15 kids it is recommended to divide the group into 4 groups and set up another 10-12 spots/hoops. 
• Place a line of hula hoops or poly spots in a single line ( approximately 10-12 hoops/spots minimum) for each set of 2 groups.  
• Half the group will be at 1 end of the hoops/spots and the other half at the opposite end of the hoops/spots.  
• Review with students how to do Rock/Paper/Scissors – what the hand signals look like, that they must show on 3 and what hand signal beats the others.  Once students understand that, the game can begin. 
• Coach will whistle and 1 student from each end of the line of spots/hoops will start hopping toward the other team.  Whenever the 2 opposing students meet, they stop in their spots and do the Rock/Paper/Scissors challenge.  
• If they win, the student they beat will move out of the way & they continue to hop towards the opposite end.  Once a student loses, the next person in line starts to hope toward the opposite side to meet the opposing player.  
• Once next set of students meet, they do the challenge and whoever wins continues to hop toward the other side.  If 1 of the team can make it all the way across to the opposing sides starting hoop/spot, they get a point.  
• Variation:  if a group larger than 15, may want to set up a 2nd row of spots/hoops and divide the group into 4 teams to avoid having students wait too long for their turn.  

https://youtu.be/1DgRPkS-7kA

Rock/Paper/Scissors – Victory Lap 

Equipment: cones to create a center area. 

• Students will all begin in the center area, size will vary depending on class size and space available. 
• Review with students how to do Rock/Paper/Scissors – what the hand signals look like, that they must show on 3 and what hand signal beats the others.  Once students understand that, the game can begin. 
• Coach will signal for the game to begin, they must find a partner within the center area to challenge.  Once they challenge the other student, whomever wins, runs a victory lap, on the outside area of the center area where challenges are taking place 
• The partner that loses, will quickly look to find a new student to challenge within the center area.  If they win, they run a victory lap around the perimeter of the center area.  If they lose, they look for another student within the center area to challenge.  
• If a student wins, they run their victory lap and then return to the center area to challenge other students.  If they win, they run another victory lap, if they lose, they find a new student to challenge.  
• Have students keep track of how many victory laps they make.  

Rock/Paper/Scissors – Team Challenge

Equipment: None needed

• .Review with students how to do Rock/Paper/Scissors – what the hand signals look like, that they must show on 3 and what hand signal beats the others.  Once students understand that, the game can begin. 
•  All students start in the middle and on the coach’s command turn to the nearest person to challenge them to Rock/Paper/Scissors.  
• If they lose, they get behind the person they lost to and put their hands on that person’s shoulders.  They are now in a train of 2 students.  
• That train then finds either an individual or another train of students to challenge.  Whichever group loses, they go to the back of the train and make a longer train by holding on the shoulder of the person in front of you.  
• The various trains continue to challenge each other until the last 2 trains remain for the final challenge.  

Rock/Paper/Scissors – Baseball 

Equipment: ( 4) bases or poly spots and place in a baseball diamond format. 

• .Review with students how to do Rock/Paper/Scissors – what the hand signals look like, that they must show on 3 and what hand signal beats the others.  Once students understand that, the game can begin. 
• All students start at home base, they challenge another student.  If they win, they move to 1st base and challenge another student at 1st base.  If they win, they can move to 2nd base and continue to move around the bases.  Students must win a challenge at each base to advance.  
• If student does not win the challenge, they turn to another student at the base they are located at and challenge them to hopefully advance to the next base.  
• Students continue to challenge each other at the various bases trying to move around all of the bases and can count the number of “runs” they get each time they pass home base.    

Rock/Paper/Scissors – Body Motions 

Equipment:  None 

• In this game, students use their bodies to make rock, paper & scissors vs hand motions.  
•  Rock: Kneel down and hug your knees. 
•  Paper: Stand up tall and make an “X” with your body; just like a jumping jack. 
• Scissors: one foot forward, one foot back as you would if you were doing a scissor jump. 

• Have students practice the different body motions so they understand are used of the movements  
• Now have students find a partner to challenge, switch to a new partner after each challenge.   

Equipment:  8- 12 same size hula hoops ( to build a hula hut), 4- 6 playground or gator balls, long rope/ poly spots or cones for center line 

• Divide students into 2 groups of equal number of students. Create a centerline (use line on gym floor, if available) otherwise long rope/cones or poly spots to separate the 2 sides.  
• Build a hula hut at the back part of the play area on each side ( 4- 6 hoops are needed/ hut).  Ensure huts are equal distance from the center line for each side.  
• Each team can have 1 castle guard to “protect the castle” . All other students are throwing balls or trying to block the balls from the opposing side.  
• Each side will be given an equal number of balls to start, approximately 2-3 balls/side.  
• Instruct students to throw/roll the balls to try to knock the opposite side’s hula hut/castle down.  Remind students they are aiming for the castle and not trying to throw at the students.  
• Object is to try to knock down the other side’s castle by hitting it with a ball 
• Variation:  
• If the opposite side catches a ball in mid air, the person that threw the ball must move to the side lines and do 10 jumping jacks before they return to the game.

Equipment:  16-20 cones, 4- 6 playground or gator balls, long rope, poly spots or cones to mark a centerline if lines are NOT available on the gym floor.  

• Divide students into 2 groups of equal number of students. Create a centerline (use line on gym floor, if available) otherwise long rope/cones or poly spots to separate the 2 sides.  
• Place a row of cones in a line along the back line of the dodgeball court, approximately  8-10 cones/side.  Ensure cones are equal distance from the center line for each side.  
• Each team will be trying to protect their cones from getting tipped over but at the same time trying to roll/throw balls to tip the opposing groups’ cones.    
• Each side will be given an equal number of balls to start, approximately 2-3 balls/side.  
• Instruct students to roll the balls to try to knock the opposite side’s cones along the back line.   Remind students they are aiming for the cones and not trying to throw at the students.  
• Object is to try to knock down the other side’s cones and see which side can know the most. l 
• Variation:  
• If the opposite side catches a ball in mid air, the person that threw the ball must move to the side lines and do 10 jumping jacks before they return to the game. 

Equipment:  2 scarves, cones for boundaries & the mark off a jail area, rope or poly spots for center line if lines on gym floor are not available.  

• Divide students into 2 groups of equal number of students. Create a centerline (use line on gym floor, if available) otherwise long rope/cones or poly spots to separate the 2 sides.  
• Place a scarf in the back of the playing area on each team, equal distance from the center line.  
• Set up a Jail area toward the back of the playing area on both sides, designated by cones
• Object is to cross onto the other side to try to steal their flag/scarf and bring it back to your side.  
• Explain to the students that when they cross the centerline and move onto the other team’s side, they can get tagged and go to “jail”.  If they go to jail, they must remain in jail until someone from their team runs to jail to “ free” them. They must return to their side with the person that came to free them from jail. 
• Each team is attempting to cross onto the other side to steal the opposite team’s scarf/flag.  
• If 1 of the teams grabs the scarf/flag and makes it back to their side they win. If they get tagged part way back to their side, the person who stole the flag goes to jail.  The flag gets dropped wherever the person got tagged, which is hopefully closer to the center line than before.  
• Game continues until the flag can be stolen and brought back to the opposite side or all of 1 team is in jail.

Equipment Needed: bag of balls (size dependent on ages: can use bouncy balls for younger kids/ tennis balls for older kids), 1 cone and  poly spot/child 

 Create a large circle with poly spots. Place a cone on each spot. This will be each child’s “spaceship”! There should be one spaceship per student (Spaceship = 1 poly spot with 1 cone on top) 

•  Place a pile of balls/meteors in the middle of the large circle. 
•  The object of the game is for the students to “blow up” each other’s spaceship by rolling a ball into the cones to knock them down.  
•  Students may defend their spaceships by standing around them and using their hands and feet to push the balls or “meteors” away. 
• Students can leave their spaceship to find balls/meteors but must come back if they’d like to throw them.  
• Students  are only allowed to throw/roll the balls from their own spaceship dock. 
• Students are not allowed to knock down the spaceships that are right next to you

•  If a spaceship gets “blown up”, students must do 5-10 jumping jacks (or an exercise of your choice) to rebuild their ship. Once exercise is completed, students can rebuild their spaceship by standing the cone back up on their poly spot.  

Variations:  

•  Can have kids ONLY kick the ball vs roll 

https://youtu.be/JWIQl1POrng

laminate a list and then spell various sport/muscle related words 

Ages 3-6 yrs 

• A= 15 sec. Wall Plank 
• B= 3 Push Ups 
• C= 10 Crunches 
• D= 5 Jumping Jacks 
• E= 5 Burpees 
• F= 10 Mountain Climbers  
• G=5 Ninja Kicks 
• H=3 Blast Off Jumps 
• I= 3 Push Ups 
• J= 10 Crunches 
• K= 5 Jumping Jacks 
• L= 10 Skate Lunges 
• M=15 sec. Planks 
• N= 10 High Knees 
• O= 3 Lunges each Leg 
• P= 5 Calf raises  
• Q= 10 Toe Touches 
• R= 3 Push Ups 
• S= 5 Squats 
• T= 10 Arm Circles 
• U= 15 Sec. Wall Sit 
• V= 5 Jumping Jacks 
• W= 5 Sec. Leg Balance 
• X= 10 Butt Kicks 
• Y= 5 Ninja Kicks 
• Z= 5 Jump Squats 

https://youtu.be/cXkMkWmg8Vc

Equipment – None 

• All students start in the center of the play area 
• Coach shouts out 2 choices and points which direction they should move based on their “choice”  depending on what choice they make. They go to the line on whichever side they chose
• Then return back to center for the next round of choices 
• Options for choices: 
• Summer or winter
• Sunrise or sunset
• Peanut Butter or Jelly
• Pancakes or waffles
• Beach or Pool 
• Hamburger or Hot Dog
• Chocolate or Vanilla
• Cats or Dogs
• Individual sports or Team sports
• Ocean or Mountains 

https://youtu.be/YQC0HrvzAzU

Equipment: None

• Gather the group in the center of the room, explain that you will say a category and they need to talk with the others in the group to find others that are in that category.  
• Sample  Categories are- find other that ….
• Have same birth month as you
• That like the same sport
• That have the same type pet
• Their first name starts with the same letter 
• That likes the same flavor of ice cream
• That has the same # of brothers & sister
• That can speak the same 2nd language 
• That likes the same cold beverage

 https://youtu.be/f8LlYP20X64

Equipment:  None 

• Gather the group in the center of the room, explain that you will say a number, they must then gather themselves into a group of that number.  
• Coach shouts out 3, students must form themselves into groups of 3
• Coach shouts out 7, students must form themselves into groups of 7 
• Continue with various group #’s.  Can have students introduce themselves if they don’t know everyone in their group.  
• Can shout out #1 and students need to be by themselves.  

https://youtu.be/Lzh2zwcT9mM

Crazy Cones 

• Divide the group into 2 teams (boys vs girls, colored uniform shirt, colors vs patterns) try to choose something that will help identify which child is on what team.
• Place a large amount of cones standing up around the area between the 2 teams.  Demonstrate that 1 team will be knocking ANY standing cones and that is their only, to continue to knock over cones I until I say wait.   
• The opposite team will be picking up the cones and turning them right side up. 
• On the coaches cue, 1 team is knocking them over (with HANDS ONLY) and the other team is picking them up.   
• The coach says “freeze” and kids return their teams & are NOT to touch any cones while both teams are “frozen”.  
• Coach will then count the # of cones standing and/or lying down, once they have that # can reset the cones. 
• Once the count from the 1st round is complete, teams will switch jobs.  Those that were “tipping” previously will now pick them up and those previously picking them up will now have a turn to “tip” the cones.  
• Play the last round and determine which team was able to knock the most cones over during their designated time.                                                       

Roll the Dice 

• Utilize the rubber dice and allow the kids to roll the dice and have kids count out the # on the dice
• Give them different exercises to to do based on the # rolled.  
• Try to allow all the children to roll and/or choose an exercise.  
• Can also break group in 2, and each team rolls the dice, whichever team has the higher # does NOT have to run a lap. If  your team has the lower # must run 1 lap (or do 3- 5 jumping jacks) and then try again.