Introduction:
Teachers can bring history to life by engaging students in games of the past. Many of the games use the forces of nature, which can tie science to the activity.
Activity Plan for Games Around the World
Materials List:
Eggs in a Spoon: Hard Boiled Eggs (6)
Serving Spoons (6)
Go Fly a Kite: Thin paper squares 7˝ x 7˝
Straws
Strong String, 3-yard lengths
Hopscotch Chalk or Painter’s tape
Hopscotch Diagram
Hopscotch bean bag or stone
Jacks Jacks set
Jacks score sheet
Marbles 13 marbles and 1 shooter
Marbles Diagram
Maize Doll: Corn leaves, green (8 per student)
String, 1 yard long
Cotton balls
Marble Shoebox cardboard box
score card
10 marbles
SPUD: Inflated Ball
Letters S P U D (1 set per student)
Whitsun Bird: Bird Pattern
Stiff White paper 8˝ x 5 ¾˝
Crepe Paper 5˝ x 4˝
Soft white paper 2” x 4”
String 12˝ long (25)
Hole Punch
Whistle: Medium weight cardboard 5˝ x 2˝
Whistle pattern