"Attitudes
of inner peace, of camaraderie, of trust or of happiness cannot
be pursued directly as final goals. They merely arise from situations
that are conducive to the discovery and emergence of such attitudes.
A truly recreative milieu provides such situations..."
(Geba, Being at Leisure Playing at Life, 1985).
Group Rock Paper Scissors
Submitted by Jessica
Hohenberger, CTRS of Hawthorn Center on February 21, 2003
Size:
6+
Equipment: large
area for running
Objective: provide
opportunites for good sportsmanship, team work and group cooperation
Description:
Have group sit in a circle and group leader will ask who knows
how to play rock paper scissors? Ask an individual to visually
demonstrate to the group the objectives of the game. After
sample rounds between leader and volunteer ask group to identify
which player "won" each round to be sure everyone
understands. Divide group into 2 equal groups and explain
that they will choose a collective group signal. They will
return to center of room and line up across from the other
team. Be sure that they are standing about an arms length
apart from the people on their sides and one step apart from
the person in front of them. On the count of "rock, paper,
scissors" each team will flash their signal. Depending
on the outcome of the encounter, participants must attempt
to capture opposing team members using a light tag (if they
win) or retreat to their safe zone (if they lose). Be sure
to review this process carefully with participants as it can
be confusing. Game ends when one team successfully captures
all members of the opposing team.
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