BRITISH TRADITIONAL GAMES

Shared by Silvia García:

The cross curricular project for 3ºESO that I have created involves Physical Education, Music, Arts and Crafts, Technology and English Physical Education In PE we are going to do a British traditional games didactic unit. To do it our students will work in groups so they will be in charge of learning specially about one of the games so they will be able to explain it later to their classmates and also, they will work on the creation of the materials together. We will play different games these are some examples: 

- Ringing the bull

- Jumping the rope (skipping rope) singing songs such as: o Robin Hood o Teddy Bear o Jump With Me o Bumper Car 

- Skittles:

https://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Skittles.htm → great website to know more about the game. 

- Toad in the hole

Technology and Arts and Crafts 

In order to play different games, we need to create the specific materials that we are going to need in Technology, and they will decorate them in Arts and Crafts. They can learn how people from other countries do their own materials to play these games, they can also learn how they decorate them and the techniques they use to do it. 

Music 

They will also learn songs in Music so they will be able to sing them while doing different activities such as jumping the rope. They will learn where from are these songs, and how important they are for people’s culture. 

English

They can learn about the British culture and the places where they play these games, also about the time of the year that they play them, etc. They can also learn about similarities with Spanish traditional games and specific vocabulary that they will need to play. 

They will play the games when everything will be finish. They will enjoy their own creations and also the high school will earn more materials for the PE area because we can ask our students to give us their creations after the unit so more students can enjoy and learn about British games.

TRADITIONAL BRITISH GAMES

 

Shared by Silvia García:

The cross curricular project for 3ºESO that I have created involves Physical Education, Music, Arts and Crafts, Technology and English.

Physical Education

In PE we are going to do a Traditional British games didactic unit. To do it our students will work in groups so they will be in charge of learning specially about one of the games so they will be able to explain it later to their classmates and also, they will work on the creation of the materials together.

We will play different games such as Ringing the bull, Jumping the rope (skipping rope) singing songs (Robin Hood, Teddy Bear,  Jump With Me or Bumper Car), Skittles or Toad in the hole. Here is a great website to know more about Skittles. https://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Skittles.htm 

Technology and Arts and Crafts

In order to play different games, we need to create the specific materials that we are going to need in Technology, and they will decorate them in Arts and Crafts. They can learn how people from other countries do their own materials to play these games, they can also learn how they decorate them and the techniques they use to do it.

Music

They will also learn songs in Music so they will be able to sing them while doing different activities such as jumping the rope. They will learn where from are these songs, and how important they are for people’s culture.

English

They can learn about the British culture and the places where they play these games, also about the time of the year that they play them, etc. They can also learn about similarities with Spanish traditional games and specific vocabulary that they will need to play.

They will play the games when everything will be finish. They will enjoy their own creations and also the high school will earn more materials for the PE area because we can ask our students to give us their creations after the unit so more students can enjoy and learn about British games.

Ukranian Fun and Games

 

Ukrainian Fun and Games

There are quite a few Ukrainian games that both adults and children will definitely enjoy playing.  

Here is one of the national games played at Ivana Kupala night on the 7th of July. All people sing Ukrainian songs and dance. Girls pick up flowers and let them float on the river. If the flowers go down the river, the girls will get married. And if the flowers go back to the girl, she won’t marry soon. The second part of Kupala game is jumping over the fire. It is dangerous, but people like this game. This old tradition is still popular in Ukrainian villages.

The next game has two names: “Blind Cat”, “Eyes”. Number of players: 5, but 10 players can play too. A cat must be chosen. A mouse covers his eyes with a black handkerchief, and then the cat has to find a mouse and guess the person. A cat becomes an angry mouse and a mouse becomes a blind cat.

The next game is called “Dragon”. All children taking part in a game make a chain and put their hands on friend’s shoulders. First person has name “a head of the dragon” and last one – “a tail of the dragon”. The chain of kids starts running. “The head” tries to catch “the tail”. Using hands is not allowed. If “the tail” has caught “the head”, they switch the spots. “The head” becomes “the tail”. It is an ancient game. You can play this game with your friends and parents. You can sing your favorite songs when playing this game.

“Jungle- Jingle” is a song-game, loved by many Ukrainians. The children sing, when they are moving in the circle and holding their hands. “Jungle” is running in the circle and when the song is over, “Jungle” stands in the circle, then “Jungle – Jingle” will be a new person.

The game “Old Woman Kutsia” – anybody ties the eyes of another person and turns him around. The other children begin to clap hands together. The person with the blindfold on his eyes must catch the first nearest person, at this time all children around call his name. The first caught man is called “Old woman Kutsia”.

Ukrainians also do crafts and sing for fun. They are known for their Easter eggs-pysanky. Kids love to paint eggs both at home and at school.

Source: https://blog.dinolingo.com/ukrainian-language-culture/ukrainian-fun-and-games-ukrainian-culture-for-kids/