This week we had our visiting Bluearth Coach, Matt, back to teach us some more games and skills. We learnt some new games called Colour Tag, Chase the Ball and Hero. They helped us to develop skills in teamwork and working together to figure out strategies.
Colour tag
Children were in four colour groups and carried a beanbag to show their team. One team had to try to tag the people in the other teams. If you were tagged, you had to sit down with the beanbag on your head and your hand up. People from your team could rescue you by tagging your hand. Teams had to figure out a strategy to catch everyone else.
Chase the Ball
In teams of five, four children stood at a cone in the shape of a square while a fifth person had to run around them. The runner had to try to run a lap of the other players before the ball could be thrown all the way around.
Hero
This game was similar to another game we know called Run the Gauntlet. One team had to complete a relay type run across the court, while the other team had to try to hit them with a Gatorskin ball. If they were hit, they had to hop. If they were hit again, they had to crawl. If they were hit a third time, they had to sit with a hand up until someone from their team rescued them.
Ask your child what their favourite game was!
