Group Size
One group of thirty children
Set up
Create a large rectangle using twenty throw down discs at one end of the space you are working in. This is the bedroom
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Create a small square using four yellow throw down discs. Place twenty different sized yellow balls, twenty yellow bean bags and fifteen yellow sashes inside. This is the happy box
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Create a small square using four green throw down discs. Place twenty different sized green balls, twenty green bean bags and fifteen green sashes inside. This is the excited box
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Create a small square using four red throw down discs. Place twenty different sized red balls, twenty red bean bags and fifteen red sashes inside. This is the angry box
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Create a small square using four blue throw down discs. Place twenty different sized blue balls, twenty blue bean bags and fifteen blue sashes inside. This is the sad box
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Place all boxes in a line at the other end of the space you are working in to the bedroom
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Give each child a hula hoop and ask them to place it in the bedroom. This is their bed
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Create a small square using four yellow throw down discs. Place twenty different sized yellow balls, twenty yellow bean bags and fifteen yellow sashes inside. This is the happy box
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Create a small square using four green throw down discs. Place twenty different sized green balls, twenty green bean bags and fifteen green sashes inside. This is the excited box
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Create a small square using four red throw down discs. Place twenty different sized red balls, twenty red bean bags and fifteen red sashes inside. This is the angry box
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Create a small square using four blue throw down discs. Place twenty different sized blue balls, twenty blue bean bags and fifteen blue sashes inside. This is the sad box
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Place all boxes in a line at the other end of the space you are working in to the bedroom
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Give each child a hula hoop and ask them to place it in the bedroom. This is their bed
Equipment Needed
Twenty throw down discs
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Four red throw down discs - Four yellow throw down discs - Four green throw down discs - Four blue throw down discs
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Twenty red different sized balls - Twenty yellow different sized balls - Twenty green different sized balls - Twenty blue different sized balls
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Twenty red bean bags - Twenty yellow bean bags - Twenty green bean bags - Twenty blue bean bags
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Fifteen red sashes - Fifteen yellow sashes - Fifteen green sashes - Fifteen blue sashes
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Thirty hula hoops
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Four red throw down discs - Four yellow throw down discs - Four green throw down discs - Four blue throw down discs
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Twenty red different sized balls - Twenty yellow different sized balls - Twenty green different sized balls - Twenty blue different sized balls
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Twenty red bean bags - Twenty yellow bean bags - Twenty green bean bags - Twenty blue bean bags
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Fifteen red sashes - Fifteen yellow sashes - Fifteen green sashes - Fifteen blue sashes
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Thirty hula hoops
Aim
Guess the feeling of you partner and collect as many pieces of equipment as possible
How to Play
On the word go, shout out the first scenario. See the list of scenario examples below
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Each child must then think about how this scenario makes them feel, either happy, sad, excited or angry
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They must then move toward the relevant box and collect one piece of equipment and return it to their bed
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Children must move in a way that expresses that emotion
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Once every child is back in their bed, shout out the next scenario and repeat
The eight scenarios to play this Playgame with are: 1. I woke up this morning and got ready to go to school. 2. I had breakfast and there was no more of my favourite breakfast left. 3. I was on my way to school and fell over in a puddle. 4. I got to school and the first thing we did was my favourite lesson. 5. At playtime our ball burst on a spiky branch. 6. I tried really hard in numeracy but could not do it. 7. I knew I was going to my best friends house for dinner. 8. It was my favourite story at story time
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The Playgame is complete when all eight scenarios have been shouted out
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Each child must then think about how this scenario makes them feel, either happy, sad, excited or angry
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They must then move toward the relevant box and collect one piece of equipment and return it to their bed
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Children must move in a way that expresses that emotion
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Once every child is back in their bed, shout out the next scenario and repeat
The eight scenarios to play this Playgame with are: 1. I woke up this morning and got ready to go to school. 2. I had breakfast and there was no more of my favourite breakfast left. 3. I was on my way to school and fell over in a puddle. 4. I got to school and the first thing we did was my favourite lesson. 5. At playtime our ball burst on a spiky branch. 6. I tried really hard in numeracy but could not do it. 7. I knew I was going to my best friends house for dinner. 8. It was my favourite story at story time
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The Playgame is complete when all eight scenarios have been shouted out
Remember you can watch this PlayGame in Action at the top of the page
Have a look at the End of Stage Physical Literacy Expectations
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Change the scenarios
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Change the feelings -
Specify that a child can make no noise - to restrict the resources
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Ask two children to work together and one must guess the feeling of the other before moving toward that box - to increase the scale of the problem -
Change the feelings boxes to only happy or sad - to reduce the possible options
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Ask a child to express how they feel using their face - to encourage a beneficial action -
How did you show your friend that you were happy?
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How did you let your friend know you were upset? -
I can move in lots of different ways
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I know what I need to be happy*
I know when other people are upset*
I can spring up off the floor quickly