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Offline knottmich1

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'Im a Ground' Game
« on: March 20, 2012, 08:25:03 PM »
game recommendation! called 'i am ground': How to play: Each player will choose a name for themselves which is predetermined to be in a specific category. (Names of fruits, animals, people, etc.) There is a four beat rhythm that is created by hitting the thighs 1, clapping 2 and ...snapping the fingers 3,4. The first person will start by stating calling out a person to go with their new chosen name and the amount that that person must say his/her name within a completion of the four beat, meaning ending on the last snap and not the thighs. If you do not remember the names of your opponents, start or end off beat, or say your name the wrong number of times you will be out.
I find it works wonders

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Re: 'Im a Ground' Game
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2012, 08:30:57 PM »
This game was very popular with my students but we called it the strawberry game.

Offline gradesofshey

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Re: 'Im a Ground' Game
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2012, 09:51:02 AM »
I occasionally hear the class next to mine doing this chanting thing and it sounds really fun.  I asked the teacher about it and apparently it's the "I am ground" game.  I'm searching around and can't seem to find any good instructions or videos (and the link above this post has been taken down). 

/sadface

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Re: 'Im a Ground' Game
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2016, 01:59:11 PM »
I made a ppt for this game. There is also a link to a video example that I found on YouTube.
However I am going to play it slightly differently to practice vocab for stationary. Each group will choose a name which will be an item of stationary. When they do the chant they will look at the number on the ppt and use it combined with another team's name E.g: '2~ pencils'. Instead of playing sudden death, each group will start with 5 points. If they go out of rhythm or make a mistake they will loose 1 point.

**Sorry in the PPT you need to add the names of the stationary on each slide so the students know which group to say next**
« Last Edit: July 26, 2016, 01:26:43 PM by eddyman43 »