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Option 1: Fast Like Fire
large beach ball, stopwatch
Gather supplies.
Have children line up shoulder-to-shoulder facing a wall, then lie on their backs with their feet 1 to 2 feet from the wall. Place a large beach ball at the end of the line between the children’s feet and the wall. Have children pass the ball down the line using only their feet. Have them move the ball fast like a spreading fire. Once a child passes the ball, he must run down to the end of the line and lie down. The goal is to move the ball to the opposite side of the room as quickly as possible. Have a leader time the group, and then have them try again to see if they can beat their time. Remind children that our words can be destructive like fire.
Option 2: Ping-Pong Battle
tables, ping pong balls (one per pair)
Gather supplies. Set up tables so that children can space themselves out for the ping-pong battle.
Divide children into pairs. Have pairs face each other on opposite sides of a table. Set a ping-pong ball in the middle of each pair. On “Go” have each child try to blow the ball off the opposite side of the table (no hands allowed). The child who succeeds wins the round. Have pairs play best three out of five, then switch teams. Remind children that just as the air we blow has power to move a ball, so our words have power for good or evil.
Option 1: Attention Ball
chairs, ball
Gather supplies.
Set up a circle of chairs with one chair less than the number of children. Choose one child to be “It” and to stand in the middle of the circle. Have remaining children sit in a chair. Give a seated child a ball, who will throw it to another seated child before “It” tags her and without “It” intercepting the ball. Seated children continue to throw the ball to one another until someone is tagged or the ball is intercepted. If a child is tagged or the ball she threw is intercepted, she becomes the new “It” and the previous “It” takes her seat. Remind children that just as we paid attention in the game, so we must pay attention to our words and use them wisely.
Option 2: Ping-Pong Battle
tables, ping pong balls (one per pair)
Gather supplies. Set up tables so that children can space themselves out for the ping-pong battle.
Divide children into pairs. Have pairs face each other on opposite sides of a table. Set a ping-pong ball in the middle of each pair. On “Go” have each child try to blow the ball off the opposite side of the table (no hands allowed). The child who succeeds wins the round. Have pairs play best three out of five, then switch teams. Remind children that just as the air we blow has power to move a ball, so our words have power for good or evil.
