1st+and+2nd+Grade+Games+and+Rules

Here are the games that we have chosen for grades 1 and 2:

__Ball Relay:__

Divide the group into two teams and have each team stand in a line. Give each team a ball (any kind of ball, but a bigger one is best). The first person in the line puts the ball between their knees. On the mark of 'GO' each player of each team, hops to a designated point and back. Once they're back, they pass the ball to the next player and the first team to finish wins. __Materials__ -a ball -a designated point (a traffic cone)

__Hula Hoop Relay Race:__

Have each team line up side by side with their teammates. They must grasp hands at this point. Starting at one end of the line, the facilitator must put the hula hoop on the arm of the first person of each team. The facilitator must then blow a whistle and each team must move the hula hoop down the row of teammates. To do this, participants must move their arms and shoulders to create a human "wave" that the hoop travels down. At no point may any of the participants break their grasp on their teammates' hands.The first team to move the hula hoop down to the end of the line wins. __Materials__ -hula hoop -a whistle

__Human Words:__

This is a simple game. A leader will call out a letter, shape, or word and by laying down on the grass, the teams must do their best and try to create it.

__Sponge Relay Race:__

Each team has an empty bucket of water placed in front of them teams and the full one is positioned farther away. One at a time the kids run up to the bucket and soak their sponge in the full bucket and run back to the empty one and squeeze it out. Then they hand the sponge to the next person in line. Whoever reaches the mark on the bucket first wins. __Materials__ -bucket -role of tape (for the mark on the bucket) -water (must have at least twice the amount it'll take to fill up the empty bucket) -sponges (15 just in case)