3.  When leader reaches center of spiral, tight wound, she signals to players in some direction and they lift arms, forming arches, under which the line may pass, teacher leading, hands are kept grasped in this case.

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TEACHER AND CLASS

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Similar to “School Ball.”  A leader is chosen for each group of eight or ten players, the players in a line and the leader eight or ten feet away at the side.  A row in the school-room may be taken as a group, with a leader standing in front.  The leader tosses the ball or bean bag to the players in turn, beginning at the head.  Any player missing goes to the foot.  If the leader misses he goes to the foot and the one at the head becomes leader.  If the ball goes twice around and the leader does not miss, he goes in the line just above those who have missed and the head player becomes leader.

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BLACKBOARD RELAY

The competing rows must be placed where there is a blackboard at the front of each row.  First player of each row has a piece of chalk.  At the signal he runs to the board and makes a mark with the chalk, then he returns to his seat, and hands the chalk to the next player, who runs and marks in his turn.  Later, players may be required to make a cross, circles, capital letters, small letters, add columns of numbers, write words, construct sentences.  The teacher is the judge as to whether the marks come up to the requirements, and each team is charged with a foul for each defect.

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TAG THE WALL RELAY

This is like “Racing” (See First Grade), but more continuous.  Two or more rows compete.  The player in the back seat rises at a signal from the teacher, runs forward down the aisle, tags the wall at the front of the room, and returns to his seat.  As soon as he has reached his seat the player next in front of him does the same, the relay being complete when each player in turn has run.  The line whose front player is seated first wins.

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SLOW POKE (INDOORS)

Alternate rows of children are chosen.  On a signal from the teacher, the last children in the alternate rows, run down the aisles, turn to their left; run down the other aisle, turn on reaching their seats, and tag the person who sits in front of them.  The person tagged does as the first person did, tagging the person in front only when he reaches his starting place.  Each person running when tagged.  Equal numbers should be chosen for each row.  The object of the game is to see which row is the winner, depending entirely upon alertness, quickness of mind and honesty in playing with fellow students.