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RACING AND COUNTING SCORES

Make a scoreboard on the blackboard, indicating each row by a number of letter.  Players run as in “Racing” (First Grade, First Half Year).  Have front players run, tag front wall and return to seats, sit erect; mark score; others in a similar manner.  Repeat, runners tagging rear wall.  See which row has largest score.

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SCHOOL-ROOM BASKET BALL

Place a basket in the front seat of the second row and another in the front seat of next to last row.  Draw a throwing line on floor 20 feet from each basket.  At some time beforehand choose four captains and have these captains choose teams, choosing in turn.  Teams stand at least two rows apart and behind throwing line, each team having a ball.  Captains stand beyond baskets, two captains at same basket.  Each captain passes the ball in turn to his players and they throw for the basket.  Team throwing the most baskets in a round wins one point, first to get five points wins the contest.

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LAST MAN

Players seated at desks.  Rows playing must be full rows.  The game is much like “Fox and Squirrel” (see First Grade, Second Half Year).  One player is “it,” and there is one runner, besides the full rows of seats.  The runner may come to the front of any row and call “Last Man,” and then each player in that row must move back one place, leaving the front seat for the runner, who is now safe.  The last one in the rear of the row will be out of a place and thus becomes runner.  When a runner is tagged, he is “it,” and the one who caught him becomes runner and must get out of the way at once.

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CHANGING SEATS

Players seated at desks.  When teacher commands “Change right,” all move one place to right and the right hand row stands.  In like manner the command may be “Change front,” “Change back,” or “Change left.”  At first it is best to follow each change by the reverse, so as to allow those standing to get seats, but later they may be told that they must run to the vacant seats on the opposite side or end of the room.  Leaders may be chosen to act in place of the teacher.

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HUCKLE, BUCKLE, BEANSTALK

The children close their eyes and put their heads on their desks.  A small object—­a thimble or button—­is placed in plain sight.  At a signal, the children move about the room, and when they see it, take their seats without making any sign of its whereabouts.  The first one to see it may hide it the next time.

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