5th+and+6th+Grade+Games+and+Rules

 __Sponge Relay-__ Materials: Directions- A full bucket is placed in front of the team and the empty one is positioned 20 paces away. One at a time the students soak their sponge in the far bucket and run back to the empty one and squeeze it out. Then they hand the sponge to the next person in line. You can do this until the water level in the far basin reaches a certain point, or until the closest basin is empty, or until everyone on the team has had a turn, and then measure the water in the far basins to see who has moved the most water over.
 * At least 4 buckets; more depending on how many participants
 * 2 sponges per 2 buckets

__Helium Stick- __ Materials:  Directions- > > __Human Knot-__ > >  > Directions-
 * Helium Stick or Hula Hoop
 * Line up in two rows which face each other.
 * Introduce the Helium Stick- a long, thin, lightweight rod.
 * Ask participants to point their index fingers and hold their arms out.
 * Lay the Helium Stick down on their fingers. Get the group to adjust their finger heights until the Helium Stick is horizontal and everyone's index fingers are touching the stick.
 * Explain that the challenge is to lower the Helium Stick to the ground.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">The catch: Each person's fingers must be in contact with the Helium Stick at all times. Pinching or grabbing the pole in not allowed - it must rest on top of fingers.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Reiterate to the group that if anyone's finger is caught not touching the Helium Stick, the task will be restarted.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Use your right hand to grab the right hand of the person directly across from you.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Use your left hand to grab the left hand of the person to the right of the person holding your other hand.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Untangle, as a group, back into one open circle, without letting go of hands or dislocating any joints.

<span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">__Never Ending Relay Race-__ <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Materials: <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> Directions- <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">There are multiple games going on at once. There are two teams in a game. There are 6 flat cones in the middle and the objective is to get 4 on your side. One team member at a time runs to the center and brings back a cone while same with the other team. Once all of the cones are gone in the center you have to run to the other team cones and take one of theirs. The game lasts a long time but usually ends with someone dropping a cone. It gets everyone involved and it is a competitive game.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">6 cones