Multilateral School Partnership Project Comenius 2013-2015

"We all smile in the same language“

Blind man's buff

Blind man's buff is a traditional game. It is played outdoors or in a fairly large empty room.

A player chosen after counting is blindfolded (and becomes the "fly blind"), and he must be able to touch an other

one, who can move around freely. If the "fly" touches a player must recognize the captured without

taking off the bandage. Then that player takes his place.

Children of different ages played the game. They interpreted it very differently!

It was really nice for the teacher to just show them the video of the children playing the game and then letting them do it.

Normally the teacher has to show the children what to do. This meant that the teacher could judge the children more.

The children tried to relate the Italian game to games that they know. This meant that they changed some of the rules.

The English children interpreting of the game from Italy

We have the same game in our country. Kids remain really quiet.

All kids anxious to close their eyes. Really happy when they guess right.

I wanted to close my eyes. Really funny when I grabbed a teacher and recognised her .

The Greek children interpreting of the game from Italy

What you need to play: A handkerchief

Object of the game: Be the first to grab the handkerchief when your number is called.

Set up the game:

Divide children into 2 equal groups and give each a different number. One player on each team must have the same number.

How to Play:

Teams line up on opposite sides and a handkerchief is placed in the middle. At random the “caller” calls out a number.

The players that have been assigned that number both run to the middle and try to be the first one to grab the handkerchief.

The player who grabs the handkerchief first gets a point for their team.

Handkerchief

Teachers It was nice to see how excited the children were about the game and how quickly they learned it. There was an instant team spirit in each team and they encouraged and celebrated their team members forcefully. The children helped each other with the numbers and reminded the ones that missed their turn. Learning this game without any words was a bit difficult and a teachers help was needed. Given more time to process and discuss it we are sure they would eventually have found their version of it. Children The children agreed on the game being fun. Some thought it was difficult. One said it was too difficult because he didn't catch the handkerchief. Many found the game easy and fun and two said this game and the other game we learned were "the best games in the world". The children thought it was easier to teach their game but more fun to learn new games.

The Icelandic children interpreting of the game from Spain (Catalonia)

Interpretation of game from Spain The teacher shows the yellow scarf and the boys will get there are two teams and are five boys. The teacher calls a number and go two boys. It is one of each team. Then whoever touches the back of another, he loses and leaves. Who wins , takes the handkerchief ara its place. It is the game of " catch the handkerchief.

The Portuguese children interpreting of the game from Spain (Catalonia)

Comments: I thought " great " because it was funny. I liked it because I was not afraid. I thought it was a nice game, because the boys caught the scarf. The game was beautiful because it was funny and the girl lost.

Game n.1 - LINGRIN This is played by two players. Two stones of the same size and height are

placed opposite each other and at the same time keeping some distance between them. On top of them a small stick is rested. This is called the

'lingrin'. The player holds in his hand a longer stick called 'Lingra'. With the lingra he picks up the lingri from underneath, throws it up in the air and hits it as hard as possible with the aim to throw it as far as possible. The player who

throws the furthest is the winner.

Game n.2 - SKATELIA OR SKATOULIKA The children would gather a number of large stones and pile them on top of

each other. These were called 'skatelia'. One chosen child would stand by the skatelia and the rest would go a bit further. Each of them will have their own stone and take turns to throw it at the skatelia with the aim to knock as many of the skatelia down as possible. Immediately after throwing the child would run to pick up the stone he threw whereas the other child which was originally chosen to stand by the skatelia would try and put the stones back into a pile and also try and touch the thrower. The slowest person would have to stand

by the skatelia and the other would join the queue of throwers. The game carries on until the children have had enough!

The Spain children interpreting of the game from Cyprus

The sixth graders from Escola La Bòbila (11 and 12) played the Cypriot game called Lingrin. As you can see in the video, they were really motivated and eager to speak English! Our pupils learnt the two main words lingra, standing for the long stick, lingri standing for the tiny stick and of course the name of the game Lingrin. We then realized that name was like a mixture of the two previous words. They had a nice time watching the video because the Cypriot pupils were the same age. We also observed their gym, it was nice and spacious, very different from ours, though. Children found difficult to accomplish the objective, since hitting the lingrin once it was picked from underneath was not an easy task. During the game projection, they thought it was going to be easier, but definitely, it wasn’t at all. They had to keep trying several times in order to throw the lingri the furthest possible. Things sometimes seem simple at first sight and they really aren’t!

We used two small boxes facing each other instead of a couple of heavy objects and that did not help in order to throw up high the tiny stick. However, they caught the goal and the main idea of the game. The weather was nice so we were able to play outside. The teacher of the group was also very helpful since she kept telling the students the instructions and reminding them the left attempts. We had a nice time playing the game!

Students joined with great enthusiasm and curiosity. Despite being an unknown game and difficult to implement the students were able to demonstrate a good skill, after a few tries.

The Portuguese children interpreting of the game from Cyprus

The children hold hands, creating a circle. One child stands outside the circle, leaving a gap between two children.

The child then runs and chooses another child which it pats the back of. That child runs in the opposite direction and the two

children race to reach the gap (mentioned earlier). The first child to arrive to the gap turns its back to the circle

so it is clear that they have already played. The child that did not reach the gap runs to pat someone etc.,

until everyone has raced for the gap.

"Filling the gap"

The Spanish children interpreting of the game from Iceland

The 4 year olds from la Bòbila had fun watching the video of the Icelandic game. They found the name of the game a bit strange (Hlaupið í skarðið) but some of them quickly associated the game to a similar one that we often play during our P.E. lessons. They were happy to see children like them playing and having fun! The children from Noáborg were really excited and cheerful while playing the game. Our children were also amazed by the fact that Icelandic children were wearing skiing clothes and winter boots. In our country, when it is too cold for us, we like to stay inside our classrooms. So this time we decided to keep warm and play inside in our little P.E. room Just compare the two pictures! Isn’t it nice to see the differences although we are doing the same? In order to make it easier we placed circles on the floor making the shape of a circle and enabling the children to know better where to stand while walking around. Everything went well! The teacher, who organised the session in small groups, kept guiding the children during the game and telling them where was “home”. Our pupils had a very good afternoon!

1. I love this game. It’s similar to a cypriot game called “Avka avka poulw ta”.

4. It is a group game!

5. You need to be very fast!!

7. It was more fun when a boy had to compete a girl!

2. I would really love to play this game again.

3. It is a game the whole class can play!

6. A game for all ages!

8. I am not very fast, but I felt proud of myself because I made it first!

9. It would be very nice to play this game with the children from Iceland!

The Cyprus children interpreting of the game from Iceland

Apples

Two children throw the ball trying to hit the children standing in front

of them. If a child is hit by the ball leaves the game. If a child catches the ball without touching the floor wins an ''Apple''.

This means he/she has the right to stay in the game if the ball hits him/her (1 apple = 1 life) or he/she

can choose one child to reenter the game. When only one child is left in the center

the two children try to hit him/her until we count to 10.

The Swedish children interpreting of the game from Greece

The children got the opportunity to watch the games “on the wall” as they describe the projector….. They really enjoyed taking part of the different games and were eager to try to understand the rules and play the games together. Sometimes they watched the games over and over again to try to understand and when they had an idea they played together and had so much fun! We made films of the children trying the games and they were really happy to be able to see themselves “on the wall” and compared how they played the games to the “original versions” . It was interesting to see how they sometimes could recognize a game they knew and finding small differences between how they are played in our countries. A lot of reflecting gave a great value to this activity! The children showed so much interest and joy doing this and we have also tried all the other games uploaded on the Yola. Some children choose to keep on working with games, to film, interpret, try to give instructions to each other using games they know from home and activities at spare time. And of course watch themselves “on the wall”!! Great thanks to all of you for your games, giving us a treasure to use to develop our work! Children and teachers at Jutarums preschool

Version 3: You throw the ball. You go out of the game when the ball touches you. One should touch them all and then you get to see who is the last one standing.

(The game on the section ”Greece” - not the gamesection – we liked to try this game too!)

We think they play "Bro, bro, breja" (a swedish game...). It sounds like they say böna, böna (Bean, Bean). We are holding each other's hands, but the Greek children are clapping their hands against each other and then in the air. Those who go away and whisper will stand at the front. When we whisper we go to stand in the back. It ends with a tug of war as we do.

Version 2 Whoever gets touched by the ball may go away.

Version 1 Whoever gets touched by the ball must throw

it.

The children enjoyed playing the game. They tried to think about games that they had previously played that were

similar. They tried to change the game a little by creating new rules! The children did play a game that was very

similar to what they saw in the videos.

The English children interpreting of the game from Greece

Duck, duck, goose

The children at Dollis Infant School (England) wanted to show you the game that they like to play at break time. It is called Duck, duck, goose. We hope

you enjoy learning how to play it by watching us in the video. [click on the picture above to watch it on dropbox]

To play the game, the children sit in a circle. One child (the tapper) walks around the outside of the circle, tapping children gently on the head and saying "duck". If the tapper says "goose" instead, the child who has been tapped has to stand up and chase the tapper and catch them before they

get the whole way around the circle to sit in the space. The child left standing, becomes the tapper for the next round!

This game has many similarities with a famous Italian game "The Game of the handkerchief." The children sit in a circle while one walks outside, holding a

handkerchief dropping behind the back of a friend, and then run away. When he realizes it, he must get up and running.

The winner is the first to reach the place left empty. It was necessary for the teacher to explain the game to children

(age group involved 5 years) The other children of 3.4 years learned the game at a later time,

and this time, without the need for explanations. The children enjoyed a lot to learn also this version of the game.

The Italian children interpreting of the game from England

Version 1 We watch the English children play a game and then we try to understand how to do so that we can play it. Elsa: "It's some kind of number sequence. You are supposed to knock on the head. Then run when you have patted the

last one and must be the first person to reach the spot"

The Swedish children interpreting of the game from England

We think they play cat and the rat. They say, go,go when

they run. After having watched and listened several

times we heard that they said: Duck, Duck, Goose when

they counted each other. Whoever becomes Goose will run and take place in the ring.

Version 3: A game called "tapping". You knock on the head. Then you should get up and run and get in a place that is vacant. The one who stood up

chased the one who knocked on the head.

Version 4: They might count. You knock those who are sitting down on the head. You can run as long as you can. One took the empty spot.

Then you start over again.

Game n.2 -Monkey Game Draw the monkey scheme with several numbered squares 1 to 8 - Can play individually, 2-20 children in line - Each child chooses a different brand (cover or stone) - The first child has to play throw your stone to the first house (number 1 ) and then do the walk- One Leg of the route, putting one foot in each house . The first child has to play throw your stone to the first house (number 1 ) and then do the walk- one Leg of the route, putting one foot in each house. You can not step on the lines or the house where his stone.You can not put two feet on the ground or use the help of hand. If you do it correctly, you can repeat and continue to the next number ( 2 ) and so on. - When fails,the child goes to the end of the line and start the next student. When the player starts, try again the number which had failed. Win the student who can do emk first and correctly the game until the number 8. You do not need to make the numbers followed.

Game n.1- Playing with the numbers Materials – cards with numbers from 1 to 5 Participants - +/- 20

The group of children chooses a leader to lead the game and another to make the sound of tambourine. The other kids start running at the sound of music or sound produced. When sound stop, the leader shows a number and the kids have come together to form the group corresponding to the number that was shown.

Groups that do not have the number, leave the game. The game resumes until a new number is shown by the leader.

The game ends when the last group is in game.

Teachers The children were a bit confused in the beginning but learned the game very quickly when they started playing. They worked together on the right number of children hugging. We noticed that many of them were good at monitoring the teacher while running. Learning this game without words was a bit difficult and a teachers help was needed. Given more time to process and discuss it we are sure they would eventually have found their version of it. Children The children liked this game but a few said they "hated the hugging". Others found the hugging the most fun in the game. One said it was difficult. Many found the game difficult but fun and two said this game and the other game we learned were "the best games in the world". It was not difficult to hug but it was difficult to know how many should hug. The children thought it was easier to teach their game but more fun to learn new games.

The Swedish children interpreting of the game from Portugal

2. The game is not so easy…

1. I love this game. We have the same in our country!

3. You need to be able to balance on one foot!

4. It is one of my favorite games!!

6. It can be played with one person!!

7. I always have to keep my feet inside the appropriate square(s); if i step on a line, hop on the wrong square, or step out of the square, I lose my turn.

5. It is quite difficult to make the stone land inside the square!

The Cyprus children interpreting of the game from Portugal

If your children have a hard time interpreting this game you can cheat a little.... Some clues about the rules for this game:

One child is a hen, another is a fox and all the rest are chickens. The hen stands on one side of the field. The fox in the middle and the

chickens in the other side of the field. The hen calls for her chickens - "Came all my chickens!" The chickens answer- "We don´t dare!" Hen -

"why not?" Chickens - "because of the fox in the woods" Hen - "Come anyway!!"

Then the chickens run towards the hen and the fox will try to catch them.

All chickens that are caught turn into foxes and the game starts again after the hen changing side.

The game keeps going until there is only one chicken left and

if you want to continue the last chicken becomes the new hen. ENJOY! Our children love this game!

"Come all my little chicken!"

Greece playing the game from Sweden Really excited to play all the roles of the game. Very happy to run around. I liked the chasing. One child managed not to get caught even though the whole class was chasing him. I liked when the fox was catching the chickens. I liked when the mom called her little ones. The children ask to play the game again in different times. The whole class can play.

The Greek children interpreting of the game from Sweden

The Italian children interpreting of the game from Sweden

The children watched the game on the computer and then in the garden they repeated what they had seen, but changes roles according to the traditions of Italian games already known. So the chicks have become children, the mother has taken the place of the hen and the fox has become the wolf. The children played both versions. The children had a lot of fun to experience the game several times, exchanging the roles.