Grade:

Grades 3-5, Middle

Setup:

Circle game

Objective:

Have the group stand in a circle and ask each player to say his or her name out loud. The game starts when the leader points at a person across the circle and orders that person to Go. For example, if Annika begins by pointing at Karsten and saying “Go, Karsten,” Annika then has to walk toward Karsten. But before Annika gets to Karsten, Karsten has to pick someone else around the circle and order him to go. Karsten must not leave his spot until he orders someone else. After Karsten has said, “GO, Hans” (for example), he then may leave his spot in the circle, walk toward Hans, and Annika takes Karsten’s spot. Once the ordering has gone around the circle a few times and each person has been picked at least once, you may increase the difficulty by adding a second “Go!” energy so that two orders are taking place at the same time.