games I play with 1/2 grade

12-20-2010, 05:21 PM
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Man from Mars is a tag game. Designate a "playing area" have one or two students start out being the "Man from Mars" (in the center of the playing area) the rest of the students are on an end line (I designate a square or rectangle). Then students on end line yell, "Man from Mars, Man from Mars, may we chase you to the stars?" The "Man from Mars" yells, "only if you are wearing stripes (or red, blue, skirts, glasses etc)" and then the chase is on! I usually let the students who tag the man from mars join in being the man from mars and then when that gets to be too many, I let them switch spots.
I've also played "Big A Little A".........basically played the same way only the students (who would be the man from mars) are yelling "Big A (as they stretch nice and tall with arms extended over head) Little A (as they crouch down to the ground in a ball) Bouncing B (they jump up and down in place) then students on the end line yell "the cat's in the cupboard" and the "man from mars" students yell "But, you can't catch me!" and the chase is on.
Hope this helps.
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