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Rock, Paper, Scapula

Set-up:

 

Rock, Paper, Scapula

Meets NASPE standards 1,2 and 4!

Equipment:

Illinois State Learning Goals:
23.A.1A, 23.A.2A

Naspe Standard:
1,2 and 4

Description:

  • Separate students into groups of 2 or small groups.
  • Scatter skeleton pieces in center ( or designated area) of playing area
  • On given signal 1 student from each group travels to center and finds an opponent to play a round of
    rock paper scissors.
  • Winner of round goes to middle and grabs 1 bone and returns it to their home base
  • Students must place correct bone label onto the retrieved bone.
  • Students who lose must return to their home base and select one exercise from the given list and
    perform as a group before the next member can go to center for another round.
  • When no bones are left in middle, students who win a round of R-P-S may steal from another group.
    Students may not steal from same group two consecutive times.
  • First team to assemble a complete skeleton and identify correctly wins.

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Bone Bananza

Set- Up:

 

Bone Bananza

Be the first team to assemble a complete skeleton and teach the names and locations of the bones by completing the given challenges.

Objectives/purpose:
To be the first team to assemble a complete skeleton and teach the names and locations of the bones by completing the given challenges.

Grade Level: 2-8

Equipment:

How to Play:

  • Students are placed in teams of two or small groups (well behind first level of hoops)
  • 1 member from each team competes against another member from different team starting at red hoop level 1 (Rock-Paper-Scissor challenge)
  • Winner of challenge collects bone for each level and brings back to team, Loser performs given task before returning to team.
  • Students advance a level with each win.
  • With each loss students DO NOT COLLECT a BONE.
  • Losers return to the last level they were at (if cranium collected at first level, then can advance to orange. If all bones collected at orange level then can start at yellow, etc.)
  • Teams/students cannot advance a level until they have collected ALL bones from last level.
  • Once all bones have been collected, they may begin to assemble. Teams may NOT assemble until all bones have been collected.
  • Individual bone pieces will be found off to side of each level inside of a blue hoop

References:
Ideas and inspirations from…
• Justin Cahill @ justybubPE
• Austin Thompson 

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