Holiday
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The holidays are a great time to have fun with your class. It is a time to take a break from the curriculum and celebrate. Sometimes we have parties that run too long and we wish that we could go outside with the kids and do an activity that relates to the holiday. Here are some games to play that are tied into a holiday theme.

PPEP-PALS Lesson Sharing
Teacher & School: Cheryl Ripoll, Roseland
Activity Grade Level
Pumpkin Tag 1 - 2
Equipment Needs Two orange balls (small basketballs)
Facility/Playground Needs Classroom / Blacktop
Lesson Objective (Psychomotor and/or Cognitive):

Having fun with a game and linking it to the holiday theme.
Teaching Hints:

Great for an extra activity for the day of the party.
Description:

Chose 2 students to be pumpkins. They hold the two basketballs. Chose another person to be the witch (This will be the Tagger). All of the other students are trick or treaters. The trick or treaters will move around the gym or black top performing various locomotor movements (walking, skipping, hopping, etc.) The witch will move Stop (galloping with two hands on one another in front of them). If the witch tags a trick or treater they turn into a ghost and must stay where they are and move like a ghost (sway). The pumpkins, also performing locomotor movements must move around and untag the ghosts so they can become trick or treaters again. Change roles after 2 minutes of play.
Alternatives/Modifications

Stop every few minutes and switch kids, try walking, running, skipping, or walking backwards.
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