Queenie I-O

 This is a really well known game in the UK and other English speaking countries and it only requires a small ball e.g. tennis ball.

This game is called "Queenie I-O" and I need one volunteer to be "it". For the purpose of this game it is called "Queenie".

The rest of you need to be directly opposite "Queenie". I will give the ball to "Queenie" and on my signal he/she has to turn around and throw the ball backwards over his/her head. "Queenie" remains with his/her back to the group until someone catches the ball and shouts "I´ve got it".

Ensure that, when "I have got it" is shouted, that everyone in the group has their hands behind their back, pretending to hold the ball.

Then, "Queenie" should turn around and try to guess who has the ball. If he/she guesses correctly then he/she continues being "Queenie", but if he/she guesses incorrectly, the person that has the ball becomes "Queenie".

In England when someone gets the ball the whole class would sing a song:

"Queenie, Queenie who´s got the ball?

I havent got it

It isnt´t in my pocket.

Queenie Quenie who´s got the ball?"

What´s the Time Mr Wolf

 Setting

Have the children line up on one side of the playground. You need to have taught the time (o´clock only) previously, so that the children can shout out the time fluently.

Instructions

The next activity is called "What´s the Time Mr. Wolf". One person is goint to act as a wolf (simulate being a wolf by howling) and is going to stand with his back to the other students. 

Halfway, across the playground, the rest of you are going to line up and ask the wolf "What´s the time Mr. Wolf?" The wolf then has to shout out a random time, for example two o´clock, and you have to take that many of steps. 

This is reapeated again and again and you have to try to get as close to the wolf as possible. When he calls "its dinner time" he turns around and tries to catch the children who are nearest to him.

Goal

Try to get to the wolf and avoid being tagged when the wolf calls "it´s dinner time". The first one to get to the wolf wins.

Teaching tip

It maybe useful to have a cardboard clock, to assist with the students understanding of this activity.