Seven-up
It is a rainy day. Our
part of Arizona is in the desert. It only rains 6"-8" (15cm-20cm)
each year. We like rainy days!
A game' children like to
play on rainy days at school is called "Seven-up." On rainy days, we can't
go outside to play at recess time. Instead, the children sit at their desks.
The teacher chooses seven children to be "it." Then the teacher says, "Thumbs
up." The children who are sitting down rest their faces on their folded
arms so they cannot see. They make a fist, with one thumb sticking
up. The children who are "it" tip-toe quietly and touch someone on the
thumb. Then they go back in front of the class. The teacher calls, "Seven
up." Everyone looks up. The children who were touched try to guess
who touched their thumb. If the child guesses right, she or he gets to
be "it" and the other child sits down.
Duck, Duck, Goose
Mãdãlin Chiricutã
wrote about "Pumpkins." A similar game young U.S. children play is "Duck,
Duck, Goose"
The children sit in a circle.
One child is "it." He walks around the circle. He pats each child on the
head. He says, "Duck, duck, duck..." as he touches each child. When
he says, "Goose!" the child he touches gets up and chases him around the
circle.
The child who gets to the
empty place first sits down. The other child is "it". Sometimes,
the child he tagged catches the child who was "it". Then he has to sit
in the "stink pot!" (the center of the circle). He can't get out
until another child who is "it" gets caught and gets put into the stink
pot. Little children love this game!
Students at
Scott Libby School Arizona, USA
Chris Rademan, teacher
<[email protected]>
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