Two students go to the front of the room. A secret word is revealed to the rest of the class (Outdoor School vocabulary works well and reinforces concepts learned during the day). Students can then raise their hands to give a one-word clue to help the two students guess the secret word. The correct guesser remains at the front to play the next round, and the giver of the final clue replaces the other person at the front.
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Students stand in a line. The teacher calls out a word (Outdoor School vocabulary words work well for this). The first person in line says the first letter of the word, the second person says the second letter, and so on. The student who says the last letter of the word turns to the following person and says, "Sparkle!" The person who was "sparkled" must sit down. A new word starts with the next person. If a wrong letter is said, that person sits down and the spelling continues down the line. The game continues until only one student remains standing.
Designate each of the four corners of the room with a number from 1 to 4. Select one student to be "it." That person closes their eyes, while the rest of the students stand in each of the corners. With their eyes still closed, "it" chooses a number, and the students in that corner are out and must sit down. This repeats as more students are eliminated. When there are 4 or fewer students left, each must choose a different corner. The last student standing becomes the new "it."
Don't get stuck with the rubber chicken (or other available prop)! All students sit in a circle, with one person holding the chicken. The teacher (or "caller") selects a category, "Name five plants at Outdoor School. Pass the chicken!" As soon as the caller says, "Pass the chicken," the chicken is passed to the right. The students quickly pass the chicken around the circle. If the chicken gets all the way around the circle before the original chicken holder can name five plants, that person is still it. Otherwise, the person stuck holding the chicken, when the list of five is complete, is the new "it." Lists always have five items.
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Each day at Outdoor School, teachers are responsible for their class for about an hour. Here are some ideas to fill that time constructively.
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