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Dragon Moods

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How to Play

Top Tips

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EASY

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Cones to mark places.

Players spaced 2m apart.

10+

10mins.

Understanding Emotions

2 m

2 m

We are exploring the different moods of a dragon, to make a Dragon MoodMash!Ask everyone to think of a movement of a happy dragon then angrydragon/sad dragon, nervous dragon, excited dragon, silly dragon etc)choose 1 of the children's actions for each of the moods and have at least5 moves.Ask everyone to make tiny tip toe runs on the spot. You call out thedragon moods the children made up to create a Dragon Mood Mash, usingtip toes in between each call.Let everyone have a chance to get their move chosen.

Does everyone rememberthe Dragon Moves? (I like to put 1 per fingerso I remember)

Join in with the dragon moves to makeit extra fun!!!Praise those showing the most effort.Who is showing their most expressivefaces of the Dragon MoodsChoose moves that you think you cansafely recreate.

Use moves that stay on thespot.

Use moves with jumping andgoing on the floor.

Uses moves that can travelwhilst keeping our 2mdistance.

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How to PlayEach child stands behind a cone - they are now in a dragon team.

Teacher (Dragon Master) stands in front of the 2 lines of dragons.

Children practice the following movements: Tuck/Star/Stretch/Turn/1 leg balance

Ask a child to demonstrate each movement before the others practice

Dragon Master now calls out each shape at random the first child (dragon head) performs that

action and then follow down the dragon in sequence as quickly as possible, creating a Mexican

Wave (Week 1 activity).

Ask each team to try and think of other movements a dragon might make.

We would love to see your dragon dances share them with us @somschoolgames.

Even better with dragon props! Get Creative.

Dragon Dance

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Cones to mark places. Make longsnake shapes.Players spaced 2m apart.

15+ (arranged in 2 teams of opposing dragons)

10mins. +

Listening and followinginstructions.

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Can you follow the person

in front of you in

sequence?

Try to counting 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 tohelp children with their timing.Dragon Race, which teamcompletes the actions thefastest/slowest/best/mostaccurate.

Children call out their own number 1 -5 to time when they move.

Children complete smoothly and insequence.

introduce competition between theteams. See top tips.

2 m

Dragon Master

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How to Play

Dragon's Den

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Top Tips EASY

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Cones

Players spaced along a start line, withcones to make a Dragon's Den.10+

10mins. +

Working as a team, activeListening.

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Dragon in the Den

Players line up 2 meters away from each other. 1 player is a dragonand the rest are hunters.The Dragon goes to sleep in the den (closes their eyes or faces away). The hunters must tip toe up to the den.If the Dragon hears a noise from the Dragon Slayers. It will wake upand roar! The hunters must freezeIf a hunter is caught moving they must return to the start.The first hunter to make it to the Dragons Den becomes the newdragon.

How should the huntersapproach the Dragon?

Instead of going back to thestart a hunter could completean exercise and then rejoin thegame.Don't feed any arguments, ifyou get caught you do getupset it is just for fun!

Walk or side shuffle.

Freeze for 10 seconds.

Freeze balancing on one foot.

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