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Field Trip Activities

Table Of ContentsMaterial-Free Bus Games

20 QuestionsAlphabet GameBanana GameFortunately/ UnfortunatelyGrocery Store GameI SpyI’m going on a holidayIn Grandma’s AtticName that TuneSay the same thingSing it OutTeam StorytellingTwo Truths and a LieWho am I?Additional Resources

Bus Games with PaperBattleshipCar BingoCootie CatcherLicense Plate GameLine and DotsSnoopy SamTic Tac ToeTravel Scavenger HuntAdditional Resources

Bus Games with StringCat’s CraddleTricks With StringAdditional Resources

Silly SongsA Pizza HutApples and BananasBoom Boom, Ain’t it Great to be CrazyDo your Ears Hang Low?Down By the BayMicheal FinneganSwimming, Swimming, in a swimming poolThe Bear Went Over the MountainThere’s a Hole in the Bucket


Additional Resources

Waiting GamesBlob TagFreeze TagToilet TagRevenge TagFruit Basket Reverse Red RoverOctopusColorsRock, Paper Scissors4 CornersBattleshipStella Ella OlaAdditional Resources


Material-Free Bus Games


20 Questions

Choose one person to start. This person must think of an object. To make the game easier, he or she can classify the object as animal, vegetable or mineral. Have another player ask a question about the object that can be answered yes or no. The person who has the object in mind should answer the question with a simple yes or no. After hearing the answer, the questioner is allowed to guess the object. The players are allowed to ask a total of 20 questions. If the guess is correct, the winning questioner now thinks of a new object. If the answer is incorrect, another player is allowed to ask a yes or no question.

Resource: http://www.ehow.com/how_13517_play-20-questions.html

The Alphabet Game

The goal of the game is to see all the letters of the alphabet before getting to your destination. How do you do this? It’s simple! Simply look on signs, billboards and license plates to spot the letters. Individuals may race to see who can get through the alphabet first or you can work as a group with everyone helping to spot the letter. The trick is the letters have to be spotted in order. It sounds easy but there are a few tricky letters. However, if you are experts once you have gone through the alphabet try going through again but backwards!

Resource: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-play-the-ABC-game-on-a-road-trip/#step1


The Banana Game

If you're looking for a game that doesn't require a lot of thought, try the Banana Game. Keen observation is the only skill required. The first person who spots a passing yellow vehicle gets points. You can award points based on the size or make of the car. For instance, a yellow school bus might be worth five points, and a yellow sports car might be worth two.Another way to heighten the competition is to put a limit on the time you have to spot bananas. For example, the winner of the game could be the person who spots the most bananas in 30 minutes. Or the winner could be the player who sees the largest cumulative number of yellow vehicles during your entire road trip.

Resource: http://www.howstuffworks.com/destinations/road-trips/10-boardless-pieceless-road-trip-games.htm#page=6

Fortunately/Unfortunately

While you're taking a road trip, your kids are a captive audience. Take the opportunity while you have their attention to challenge them to think positively by playing Fortunately-Unfortunately. In this game, one person will make an unfortunate statement, and then another player will counter the statement with a positive response.Fortunately-Unfortunately presents endless possibilities for creativity and positive thinking. For example, one player could make the statement, "Unfortunately, a lion is going to attack us." A second player would counter with a more fortunate statement such as


"Fortunately, I took lion taming lessons." The more exaggerated and silly the statements are the better!

Resource: http://www.howstuffworks.com/destinations/road-trips/10-boardless-pieceless-road-trip-games.htm#page=9The Grocery Store Game

A good way to keep everyone in the car entertained and engaged is to play a memory game such as The Grocery Game. To begin, the first player names an object available at a grocery store that starts with the letter A. The next player has to repeat what the first player said and then add another grocery item that starts with a B. For example, if player one says "apples," player two would repeat "apples" and then might add "bananas." If you forget a grocery item, you're out, and the game continues until the player with the best memory wins.If groceries aren't your thing, you can play variations of this game with anything from animals to sports to people's names.


I Spy

To play I Spy, a classic travel game, one person in the car will choose an object around them. He or she then gives the other people in the car a clue by saying: "I spy with my little eye, something…." He or she then will state the object's color, give the first letter of the name of the object or offer another clue.Be sure that players don't choose an object that the car will whiz by too fast. Instead, go for something that is inside the car or that will be in everyone's line of vision for a few minutes. The person who guesses the object correctly is the next person to spy a new item.



I’m Going on a Holiday

The object of the game is to guess what the objects have in common. One person will be it and start thinking of a theme or pattern for objects such as objects with stripes, objects that are green or objects that end in the letter A. They would then start the game by saying “I’m going on a holiday and I’m going to take a ______” The next person would say “I’m coming and I’m going to bring a _________”. The person who is it would then tell them whether or not they are allowed to come. They are only allowed to come if the object they want to bring matches the theme or pattern chosen by the person who is it. Players have to try and guess what the pattern or theme is by finding objects that are allowed to come and finding what they have in common.

Resource: Experience

In Grandma’s Attic

To play in Grandma’s Attic one player will start by saying the phrase “In grandma’s attic there is a” then they will list an object such as a cat, monkey, sandwich etc. Then it is the next person’s turn. The next person will begin their turn by repeating the phrase and then thinking of an object that begins with the last letter of the previous object. For example it the last object was caT the next object could be Turtle. If children repeat an object that has already been said they are considered “out”


Resource: Experience

Name the Tune

Players will pick one person to start. That person will pick a song that the others should know and whistle or hum the tune of the song. Everyone else will try and guess the song that the person is humming. Whoever guesses the song correctly gets a turn to hum the next song. They player who guesses the most songs right is the winner.

Resource: http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2007/10/18/top-10-road-trip-games/

Say the same thing

You and your friends each start with a random word, then you try to think of a word that’s “in between” those two words and say it. If you say the same thing you win. If you don’t you use the two new words and think of something in between. The game doesn’t stop until you say the same thing.

Resource: http://www.saythesamething.com/


Sing it Out

The first player sings the entirety of a simple song, such as Mary Had a Little Lamb. The next player repeats the song, leaving off the last word. The following player leaves off the last and second-to-last words. (It's surprisingly hard!) Players have to sing the song correctly on their first try or they're out. The singing continues around the car until all the words have been left out or one player is left.

Resource: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/17/3160854_clever-road-trip-games-will-help.html

Team Storytelling

Get the creative juices flowing among your fellow road trippers by composing a group story. One person in the car starts by creating the first line of the story. You can start with a simple "Once upon a time, there lived a princess" or come up with something more unconventional like, "Joey the frog always had blue spots." Next, each person in the car adds a line, and the story builds and builds. Depending on your group's story telling stamina, you could go on for a few minutes or a few hours.To make the game more challenging and fun, make a rule that all of the lines rhyme or, instead of going in a circle, call on people to come up with a line. After you've reached your destination, your kids could write and illustrate the story as a token of their road trip adventure.


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Two Truths and a Lie

Provide each person with a slip of paper and pen or pencil. Instruct everyone to write down three statements about themselves. Two of the statements should be true and one of them should be a lie. Allow everyone about 5 minutes to come up with three good statements. Select a person to go first. That person should read aloud her three statements. Then, conduct voting by having the person read her statements again, asking for a show of hands among the group as to which statement they think is a lie. Ask the person to reveal the correct answer. The people who guessed correctly should mark a tally on their sheets for a correct guess. Continue around the room, having each person read his statement and then conducting a vote. Participants should continue marking down each time they make a correct guess. Ask everyone how many correct guesses they had once everyone has read their statements. The person with the most correct guesses at the end has won the game.

Resource: http://www.ehow.com/how_2217198_play-two-truths-lie-game.html

Who am I?

Playing the guessing game Who Am I? is a great way to show everyone what they have in common. Think of someone that you and your fellow passengers all know: a family member, friend or neighbor, or maybe a fictional or historical character. Then give clues about the person’s identity by revealing his or her hair color, gender and other distinguishing physical characteristics. Or allow each person in the car to ask only "yes" or "no" questions about the identity of your secret person. Keep giving clues until someone figures out the identity of the


individual you have in mind.





Bus Games with Paper


Battleship

Plot all of your ships on your grid by drawing an outline of each onto the grid according to its size (ex: size 3 = 3 blocks). Ships may not overlap. Don’t let your enemy see your ships!

Take turns firing upon your enemy by calling out plot points (example: "A-5") and marking them as “hit” (X) or “miss” (dot) on your enemy ships plot according to your enemy’s reply.

When your enemy fires upon you, say "hit" or "miss", mark your ships with an X when they are hit. When your ship is sunk, you must say, “You sank my ____!” (fill in the name of your ship type).

The first person to sink all of their enemy’s ships wins!

For Battleship Template see the following pages.

Resource: http://www.momsminivan.com/battleship.html

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Car Bingo

What to Bring:

- Bingo Cards for each person- Pencils

Each player gets a bingo card and a pencil. Decide what pattern players need to get in order to win. (Straight line, X through score card, all objects etc.) As you drive to your destination try finding the objects on your bingo card. When players see an object on their card they cross it out. First player to get all objects crossed out in the predetermined pattern yells BINGO! And wins.

For Bingo Cards please see the following pages.

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Cootie Catchers

What to Bring:

- Pencil- Cut out templates

Have a player choose one of the top four squares. Spell the color they chose while you open and close the Cootie Catcher once for each letter in the color they selected. The player then selects one of the four visible numbers on the inside. Open up and down and side to side as you count the right amount they picked. When you've stopped counting, look inside and let the player choose again. Open and close the right number of times, then choose once more. Open the panel under the number and read the fortune under the panel. Play again and again.

There are all kinds of variations to this game. Just use a little imagination when making your cootie catcher. Instead of colors on the top squares, you can put just about anything -- animals, weather, planets, people, anything! Also, come up with your own fortunes. Here are a few fortune ideas to get you started:

Cootie Catcher Fortune ideas:

• You have a secret admirer.• Someday you will be the President of the United States. • Today you will find something you thought was lost. • You will have great wealth.• You will travel somewhere new. • You will do a good deed today. • You will receive an award this month. • You will make a new friend soon. • You will make straight A's on your report card. • You need to study harder.• You will forget something important!• You will learn a new game. • Watch out for vampires• You'll succeed at something you didn't know you could do. • Watch your step!• You will receive a nice surprise soon.

For templates and instructions please see the following pages.


Resource: http://www.momsminivan.com/article-cootie-catcher.htmlLicense Plate Game

What to Bring:- Pencils- Template

The goal is to score points by seeing license plates from as many states and countries as possible.

First, determine how long the game will last. It could be for one part of a trip, an entire round trip, or even a set period of time (such as a week, a month, the entire summer, or even a full year). As you ride in a car, take note of the license plates you see on other cars. Note each state and country. The License Plate Game can be a competition, or a cooperative game.

For a competitive game you can score the points by giving 1 point to each different Canadian license Plates (exclude Alberta) and 2 for each different American License Plates. Some people prefer to award points only to the first player to see a particular license plate. Be warned: this makes the game much more competitive. For a cooperative game, everyone works together trying to collect as many different license plates as possible.

In a competitive game, the player who has scored the most points when the set time for the game expires is the winner. In a cooperative game, keep track of the total number of points you score so that you can try to improve your score in a future game.

For templates please see the following pages.

Resource:


http://boardgames.about.com/od/cargames/a/license_plate.htm

Color in the province when you see a license plate from that province or territory. You will receive 1 point for every different license plate you see in Canada.Canada

Total Points: ___________________________________________


Color in the state when you see a license plate from that state. You will receive 2 point for every different license plate you see in the US.United States

Total Points: __________________________


Line and Dots

What to Bring:

- Pencil- Dot Template

Take turns drawing horizontal or vertical lines between adjacent dots connecting them together. If you complete a full square, write your initial in the box and take another turn. If your line creates two boxes, then you get to put your initial in both of them. Some strategy will be involved to see if you can create more boxes than your opponent. Continue playing until all the dots on the page are connected. Count how many boxes each player has on the page. The player with the most boxes wins!

For templates please see the following page.

Resource: http://www.momsminivan.com/printables.html

Snoopy Sam

What to bring:

- Pencils- Snoopy Sam Lists

An adult makes a list for each player of things people in other cars could be doing, such as sleeping, wearing a red hat or eating an ice-cream cone. The first player to see everything on his or her list wins.

For list copies please see the following page.

Resource: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/17/3160854_clever-

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Snoopy Sam List #1 Snoopy Sam List #2

Be the first to spot the following Be the first to spot the following people in their cars people in their cars

A person wearing a hat A person wearing headphones A person sleeping in the vehicle A child watching a movie A person drinking coffee A person eating fast food A person singing to the radio 2 girls travelling together 2 boys travelling together A person sleeping in the vehicle A full car (5 people) A person wearing sunglasses A person talking on the phone A full car (5 people) A person wearing headphones A person with their feet up A baby in the backseat A window rolled down A person reading a book A pet in the backseat

Snoopy Sam List #3 Snoopy Sam List #4Be the first to spot the following Be the first to spot the following people in their cars people in their cars

A baby in the backseat A person wearing sunglasses


A pet in the backseat A person drinking Coffee A person talking on the phone A window rolled down A full car (5 people) A person reading a book An elderly couple A driver in a uniform (e. police) A person sleeping a vehicle A child watching a movie A driver texting A person with their feet up A person singing to the radio A person eating fast food A person drinking coffee A person sleeping in the vehicle A person wearing a hat 1 boy and 1 girl in a car


Tic Tac ToeWhat to Bring:

- Pencil- Template

X always goes first. Players alternate placing Xs and Os on the board until either (a) one player has three in a row, horizontally, vertically or diagonally; or (b) all nine squares are filled. If a player is able to draw three Xs or three Os in a row, that player wins. If all nine squares are filled and neither player has three in a row, the game is a draw.

For Templates please see the following page.

Resource:

http://www.momsminivan.com/printables.html http://boardgames.about.com/od/paperpencil/a/tic_tac_toe.htm

http://boardgames.about.com/od/paperpencil/a/tic_tac_toe.htm

http://www.momsminivan.com/printables.html


Travel Scavenger Hunt

What to Bring:- Pencil- Scavenger Hunt list

Give each child a list of items to watch for while driving. Check off each item when they find it. The list can be made up ahead of time and adjusted for the scenery. For a younger child who can't read, you might draw a little picture of each item next to the word so they will know what to look for. Here are some printable pages of scavenger hunt lists for children of various ages and for different driving environments.

For Scavenger Hunt lists please see the following pages.

Resource: http://www.momsminivan.com/scavenger.html


Bus Games with String


Cat’s CraddleWhat to Bring:

- String- Instructions

In cat's cradle, two people make shapes with string and pass them back and forth.Also includes instructions for individual tricks including:

Position 1Opening AOpening BA Hand CatchThe StarFishing SpearA MothThumb CatchBatoka Gorge

For Instructions please see the following pages.

Resources: http://www.momsminivan.com/string_games.htmlhttp://www.alysion.org/figures/introduc.htm

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Cat’s Craddle

Person A: Pick up the string noose on your forefingers, middle, ring, and little fingers so the string goes between thumbs and forefingers and around the back of your hands. Turn palms towards you and grab the near hand string with your forefingers, middle, ring, and little fingers. Turn palms away from you and pick up the near string onto your forefingers, middle, ring, and little fingers. There are now two strings across the back of your hands and one across the palms. Right middle finger now picks up the left palm string, then left middle finger goes between right middle finger noose and picks up the right palm string similar to Opening A. This is The Cradle. You can make it look more like the cat's cradle by temporarily inverting your hands with fingers pointing down.


Person B: With thumbs and forefingers, move from above and grab the two crossed strings, pulling them out away from the center of the figure.


Person B: Move thumbs and forefingers under the near and far straight strings on Person A's hands and pick them up.

Person B: Extend thumb and forefingers up, removing the strings from Person A's hands to make the Soldier's Bed.


Person A: With thumbs and forefingers, move down from above into the narrow thumb and little finger nooses and grab the crossed strings, pulling them out away from the center of the figure.

Person A: With thumbs and forefingers, move under and pick up the near and far straight strings to make the Candles. Also known as Chopsticks (Korea), and the Mirror (Denmark).


Person B: With the little finger on Person A's forefinger side, reach over the forefinger strings and grab Person A's far thumb string, then pull it out over the forefinger strings. With the other little finger grab and pull out the near forefinger string.

Person B: Move thumbs and forefingers under the near and far straight strings on Person A's hands and pick them up to make The Manger, an inverted Cradle.


Person A: With thumbs and forefingers, move from below and grab the two crossed strings, pulling them out away from the center of the figure.

Person A: Move thumbs and forefingers over the near and far straight strings on Person B's hands and pick them up, removing the strings from Person B's hands to make Diamonds, an upside down Soldier's Bed.

Person B: Do the same steps as you did to make Candles to make Cat's Eye also known as Cow's Eyeball (Korea), and Horse Eye (Japan).


You, Person A, can go back to The Manger by pulling out the diagonal strings where they cross through the center of the paired near thumb and far forefinger strings, then transfer them to your little fingers and pull them out away from the center of the figure. Next go down and through your little finger nooses and pick up the center straight strings on thumbs and forefingers, removing the strings from Person B's hands.

Person A: With thumbs and forefingers, move down from above and grab the crossed strings and then pick up the diagonal strings.

Person A: Remove the strings from Person B's hands, and extend thumbs and forefingers apart to make a Fish in a Dish also known as Rice-mill (Korea), and Musical Instrument (Japan)

From here you can do the Clock, which ends the game of Cat's Cradle, or you can go back to an inverted Soldier's Bed that leads to


Candles and so on. To go back, Person B grabs the crossed strings from above, then separates the two center strings by forcing their thumbs and forefingers to go down between them, then spreading thumbs and forefingers, and removing the strings from Person A's hands. If Person B comes up from below and through the two center strings, instead of down, the Cat's Eye is formed.To go back to The Manger, Person B separates the paired center strings and transfers them to their little fingers that then pull them out. Thumbs and forefingers then move down through Person B's little finger nooses and grab the crossed strings from above, thumbs and forefingers then rotate up into the center of the figure removing the strings from Person A's hands.

Person B: Grab the crossed strings and pull them out to separate the two center straight strings so they do not cross. With your lilttle fingers grab the separated center straight strings. Pull them out over the crossed strings away from the center of the figure.


Person B: While still holding the string in your little fingers, grab from above the crossed strings, then pick up the diagonal strings with your thumbs and forefingers by rotating them up through the center of the figure.

Person B: Extend thumb and forefingers up, removing the strings from Person A's hands to make the Clock. Held vertically this figure represents a tall grandfather type clock (slightly). Do this figure only if you want to end the game.

There are many variations on Cat's Cradle. Try doing something different occasionally. You may come up with a new figure that terminates the game, or you may be surprised to find you have jumped to one of the other figures from which you can continue the game. For example you can go from Soldier's Bed to an inverted Cat's Eye by picking up the crossed strings from below, instead of above, and then picking up the straight strings from above.


Tricks with String

Position 1

Pick up one short section of the string loop on both thumbs without twisting it. Extend hands apart. The string now goes from one thumb to the next without any twists in it. The string closest to you is called the near thumb string, and the farthest one is called the far thumb string. Now, using your little fingers, pick up the far thumb strings on the fingernail side of the little fingers. (If told to grab a string, you would curl your finger around it and either hold it with the fingerprint side or, if instructed to, twist it 180 degrees towards or away from you as directed to take the string up on the finger or thumb.) Now just spread your hands and fingers apart to tighten the string and you have Position 1.

Opening A


Do Position 1. Use your right forefinger to move left and pick up the left palm string on the back of the forefinger.

Tighten the strings. The left forefinger then moves right, goes through the right forefinger noose, and picks up the right palm string. Unless told otherwise, tighten the strings after each step with palms facing each other, and fingers pointing up and spread apart.

Here's what the strings in Opening A are called.

Opening B


Opening B is the same as Opening A except you start with the left forefinger picking up the right palm string.

A Hand Catch

Do Opening A. Hold your hands out towards someone. Have them put one hand through the center of the figure. (2) Now release the strings on both little fingers and forefingers, but keep the strings on the thumbs. You have now caught the other person's hand.

Do Opening A again with the far string still around the other person's wrist. Tell them to put their hand back up, from below, into the center


of the figure. (3) Let go of the strings on your little fingers and forefingers again, and pull your thumbs apart. The string will go right through their arm!

Fishing Spear

Do Position 1, then use the right forefinger to pick up the left palm string, but do not pull on this string yet. As your right hand returns to it starting position, the forefinger moves away from your body twisting the right forefinger noose 360 degrees. (2) The left forefinger then moves right, through the right forefinger noose, and picks up the right palm string just like in Opening A. (3) Release the right thumb and right little finger nooses at the same time. This figure is also called The Witch's Broom, or Turkey's Foot.

A Moth


Do Opening A using a short #5 or #6 string. Release thumb strings. (2) Thumbs then move over the forefinger strings and pick up the near little finger strings. Release the strings on the little fingers.

(3) Thumbs next pick up the near forefinger strings. Now remove (navaho) the lower thumb strings (which is easiest to do using the middle fingers to lift them off and over the thumbs while leaving the upper thumb strings in place). (4) Forefingers move down and grab the top string that goes around the middle of the thumb/forefinger noose, then, moving away from you, extend the forefingers up and palms out.

Framework for a Hut


Take up Position 1 on the left hand only. With the right hand, move left and through the hanging string noose, then reach around to the back of the left hand. With your right thumb and forefinger grasp the string going across the back of the left thumb. (2) Now pull this string down and through the hang string noose just far enough to transfer it to the left forefinger without twisting it. (3) With your right thumb and forefinger hold tight to the left palm string near the left little finger and transfer it to the left thumb. (4) Again, using your right thumb and forefinger, move over top of the left hand, reach around to the back of the left hand and grab the string going around the back of the left hand. Pull this string out and over the left hand to remove it, and then slowly extend your right hand up while letting the strings on the left hand slip to raise the framework for a hut (or teepee?)

Thumb Catch


Start with Position 1 using the left hand only. The right little finger then moves left, through the hanging string noose, and picks up the left near thumb string. Extend hands apart. (2)

The right thumb then picks up the right near little finger string. This is a twisted Position 1. Now do Opening A.

The thumbs then move over, through the forefinger noose, down, toward you, then up. (3) Release the forefinger nooses, then release the little fingers and extend to catch the thumbs in a snare.

If, before you release your little fingers, you put all fingers from below into the thumb nooses and transfer them to the wrists, then release your little fingers, you will have made The Handcuffs. Alternatively, transfer only one thumb noose to your wrist and hold the other open


with your fingers, then ask an innocent bystander to put their hand through it. Release little fingers to cuff and arrest them.

Batoka Gorge

Drape the string loop over your right wrist keeping the two strings separated without any twists. (2) The left hand then moves to the right and through the two hanging string nooses. Extend hands apart. There should be two crossed strings, and a near and far wrist string. (3) The little fingers pick up first the far then the near crossed strings. (4) Now flip the near wrist string that goes straight across up and over the hands. The near little finger strings run diagonally down to the far wrist string. (5) Pick up these near little finger strings on the thumbs, and then remove the wrist nooses.

This is a nice African figure, but for most of us who have never been to Batoka Gorge on the Zambesi River below Victoria Falls, it doesn't quite look like a gorge. The figure is said to look like the river as it zigzags back and forth through Batoka Gorge below the falls. If you want to invent new names for figures, that's okay.


Bus Games with Cards


Silly Songs For Kids


A Pizza HutA Pizza Hut (make a square in the air)

A Pizza Hut

Kentucky Fried Chicken (flap your arms like you're doing the chicken dance)

And a Pizza HutA Pizza Hut

A Pizza Hut,

Kentucky Fried Chicken

And a Pizza Hut

McDonalds McDonalds (use two hands-make an "M" in the air, starting in the middle)

Kentucky Fried Chicken And a Pizza Hut

Mc Donald's, Mc Donald's,Kentucky Fried Chicken

And a Pizza Hut

Resource:http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/pizza-hut.html


Apples and Bananas

I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas

AA lake to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays A lake to ate, ate, ate

ay-ples and ba-nay-nays E

E leke to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees E leke to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees

I I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and by-ny-nysI like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and by-

ny-nys O

O loke to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos O loke to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos

U U luke to oot, oot, oot oo-ples and boo-noo-noos U luke to oot, oot, oot

oo-ples and boo-noo-noos

Resource:http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/applesandbananas.php

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Boom Boom, Ain’t it Great to be Crazy(Chorus) Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy

Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy Giddy and foolish all day long

Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy?

A horse and a flea and three blind mice Sat on a curbstone shooting dice

The horse he slipped and fell on the flea "Whoops," said the flea, "there's a horse on me!"

Chorus

Way down South where bananas grow An ant stepped on an elephant's toe

The elephant cried with tears in his eyes "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?"

Chorus

Eli, Eli, he sells socks A dollar a pair, a nickel a box

The longer you wear them the shorter they get Throw'em in the water and they don't get wet.

Chorus

Way up North where there's ice and snow There lived a penguin and his name was Joe

He got so tired of black and white He wore pink pants to the dance last night!

Chorus

There was an old doctor and his name was Peck Fell down the well and broke his neck Served him right, he was doing wrong

Should have tended to the sick, and let the well alone.

Resource: http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/boomboomaintitgreattobecrazy.

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http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/boomboomaintitgreattobecrazy.php

http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/boomboomaintitgreattobecrazy.php


Do Your Ears Hang Low

Do your ears hang low?

Do they wobble to and fro?

Can you tie them in a knot?

Can you tie them in a bow?

Do you throw them over your shoulders,

like a continental soldier?

Do your ears hang low?

Resource:


http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/doyourearshanglowml.php

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Down by the bay Down by the bay

Where the watermelons growBack to my home

I dare not goFor if I do

My mother will say"Did you ever see a bear

Combing his hairDown by the bay?"

Down by the bayWhere the watermelons grow

Back to my homeI dare not go

For if I doMy mother will say

"Did you ever see a beeWith a sunburned knee

Down by the bay?"




"Did you ever see a mooseKissing a goose

Down by the bay?"




"Did you ever see a whaleWith a polka dot tailDown by the bay?"

Resource:http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/d007.html

http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/d007.htmlMicheal



Micheal Finnegan

There once was a man named Michael Finnegan,He had whiskers on his chinnegan,

The wind came up and blew them in ag'in,Poor old Michael Finnegan (begin ag'in)

There once was a man named Michael Finnegan,He grew whiskers on his chinnegan,

Shaved them off and they grew in ag'in,Poor old Michael Finnegan (ag'in ag'in ag'in)

Resource:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Finnegan_(song)

http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/d007.htmlMicheal


Swimming Swimming in a Swimming Pool

Swimming, swimming, in the swimming poolHot days, cold days, in the swimming poolBreast stroke, side stroke, fancy diving, too

Don't you wish that you could haveNothing else to do, but... (repeat)

motions:swimming: crawlpool: draw squarehot days: fan self

cold days: hug armsbreast strokeside strokefancy diving

With each repeat, drop a motion word and use only the motion

Resource:http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-song-lyrics/

Swimming_in_the_Swimming_Pool.htm


The Bear Went over the Mountain

The bear went over the mountain.The bear went over the mountain.The bear went over the mountainTo see what he could see.

To see what he could see.To see what he could see.The bear went over the mountainTo see what he could see.

The other side of the mountain.The other side of the mountain.The other side of the mountain.Was all that he could see.

Was all that he could see.Was all that he could see.The other side of the mountain.Was all that he could see.

Resource:http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/

thebearwentoverthemountain.php

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There’s a hole in my bucket

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

Then mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,Then mend it, dear Henry, dear Henry, mend it.With what shall I mend it, dear Liza, dear Liza?With what shall I mend it, dear Liza, with what?

With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,With a straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with a straw.

The straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza,The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long,

Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,Then cut it, dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it.

With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza?With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, with what?

With a knife, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,With a knife, dear Henry, dear Henry, with an knife.

The knife is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza,The knife is too dull, dear Liza, too dull.

Then sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear HenryThen sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it.

On what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza?On what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, on what?

On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,On a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, a stone.

The stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza,The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry.

Well wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,Well wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, wet it.

With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza?With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, with what?

try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,try water, dear Henry, dear Henry, water.

In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, dear Liza?



In what shall I fetch it, dear Liza, in what?In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, a bucket.

There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, a hole.

Use your head, then! dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,Use your head, then! dear Henry, dear Henry, use your head!

Resource:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There's_a_Hole_in_My_Bucket


Field Games


Blob Tag

The object of blob tag is to avoid being stuck to the human “blob.” The blob starts out as one person, who is “it,” but as the blob tags each player, the player becomes part of the blob and has to help to tag the next one.This game is most fun when played with at least five players and can be played with as many as 20. Choose who is going to be “it,” and have “it” go to one side of the room, while everyone else goes to the other side.

Resource:http://www.ehow.com/how_4509847_play-blob-

tag.html#ixzz2VGk7kja7

Freeze Tag

Also known as Stuck in the Mud, Scarecrow, Sticky-Glue, Zombie Tag, or Ice-and-Water (in Asia), players who are tagged are "stuck in the

mud" or "frozen" and must stand in place with their arms stretched out until they are unfrozen. An unstuck player can perform an action to unfreeze them, such as ducking under their outstretched arms or

crawling through their legs.

Resource:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_(game)#Octopus_tag


Toilet Tag

Select 1-3 students to be the "its" (depending on class size and area). Personally, I identify the "its" by having them wear a gold vest. To

start the game, I have the "its" stay near me, as the rest of the class scatters about the playing area. On my signal, the "its" will attempt to tag the players. When a player is tagged, he/she must assume a toilet

position (one knee on the ground and the other knee up, one arm straight out to the side). The tagged player must remain frozen in this

position until they are rescued by another player. To be rescued, a player must sit on the knee of the frozen player, grab their straight

arm and make a WHOOSH sound while pulling the arm down to simulate the flushing of a commode. Once a player flushes the toilet of

a frozen player, the frozen player is freed. Personally, I play once a player is tagged three times, they come to the sideline, get a vest and re-enter the game as an "it". The game ends when a certain time limit

has been met or when all players are frozen.

Resource:http://www.mrgym.com/Tag/ToiletTag.htm

Revenge Tag

In revenge tag everybody is it. Each person tries to tag everybody else. If one child tags another that child has to sit down until the person that tags them is out. Then they may stand back up and continue tagging others. If two children tag each other at the same time they play rock, paper, scissors and the loser is considered tagged by the other child.

The game ends at the end of a time limit or when one person has tagged everybody.

Resource:Killarney School

http://www.mrgym.com/Tag/ToiletTag.htm


Fruit Basket

Divide the children into 4 groups. Assign each group a fruit – Apple, Orange, Strawberry or watermelon. Have them line up on one side of

the field. Pick one person to be “it” in the middle of the field. The person then calls out one of the fruits. Children assigned that fruit have

to try and run to the other side of the field without getting caught. If they get caught they join the “it” person in the middle and try and tag

others. The last person to get caught wins.

Resource:http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/pe/fruitbasket.htm

Reverse Red Rover

Divide the children into 2 groups. Each group lines up on the end of their side of the field. Choose one team to go first. That team picks a person to call over first. Then they all turn around and say “red rover

red rover we call (name) over” The person whose name is called sneaks over to the other team and taps one of them on the shoulder

and turns to run back to their side. The player who gets tapped on the shoulder yells “GO” when they do and the team runs to try and tag the

person before they get back to their side. If they tag them then that person has to join their team. If they do not tag them then that person

stays with their team. It is then the next team’s turn to call.

Resource:Camp Harmattan

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/pe/fruitbasket.htm


Octopus

Set up a rectangular "ocean," as described in the Tips section below, and

mark the boundaries.

The Fish line up at one end; the Queen (or King) Octopus stands in the

middle and cries out, "I am the Octopus, queen of all motion. Let's see if

you can cross my ocean."

The Fish try to run or sneak across the ocean as the Octopus tries to tag

them. If tagged, they become Seaweed. Keeping one foot planted,

Seaweed try to reach out and tag the Fish running by, thus turning those

players into Seaweed as well.

Once the Fish reach the other side, the Octopus and Seaweed say the

chant and the crossing contest starts again. The game continues until all

the Fish become Seaweed. The last Fish tagged becomes the new

Octopus.

Resource:

http://spoonful.com/family-fun/octopus-tag-game

Colors

This game is similar to fruit basket (See Previous). Instead of calling fruits the person who is it calls a color. Children who are wearing that

color have to try and run across the field without being tagged.

Resource:Killarney School

http://spoonful.com/family-fun/octopus-tag-gam


Rock, Paper Scissors

On a large playing field, split the group into two teams. Make sure there is a halfway point that is recognizable. In the back of each team's side, make sure there is another "end zone" area that is recognizable.

Teams will huddle up and decide which of the rock, paper scissors moves they will do. When both teams have decided, they approach the

center line and with the help of the facilitator, they all say "Rock... Paper... Scissors... shoot" together and perform their action (it can be fun to have the actions much bigger than normal - such as their whole

bodies turning into rocks, or giant scissors, or big pieces of paper).

Whatever team wins can immediately begin chasing the other team, attempting to tag them. The team that lost tries to run back to their "end zone" as quickly as possible. If they make it there without being

tagged, they are safe. If they get tagged, they must join the other team.

The game usually does not end up with one team having everyone and so the facilitator must use his or her discretion of when to end the

game.

The 3 rock, paper, scissors moves are:

Rock beats scissors.Scissors beats paper.

Paper beats rock.

Resource:http://www.campgames.org/game/extreme-rock-paper-scissors


4 Corners

To begin, four corners (or general areas) of the room are marked from the numbers one to four. One player is designated to be "It," or the

"counter." This player sits in the middle of the room and closes his or her eyes, or exits the room, and counts to ten. The remaining players choose any one of the corners and quietly go and stand in that area. When the "It" player has finished counting, she calls out one of the

numbers. All players who had chosen that corner or area are out of the game, and they sit down. Then, "It" counts again and the remaining

players move to a different corner. Unless the corner is out.The last person to still be in the game wins, and usually becomes the

new "It."If "It" calls out a corner containing no players, she either calls out another number right away or the players rotate to a new corner,

according to different versions of gameplay.

Resource:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_corners_(game)

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