HERE WE ARE AGAIN!

It's been a long time! After Falles and Eastern vacation we are back! this time, last meeting report (5th) comes a little bit late. It's not reporter's fault, though! It's my fault! Susana sent me the report one week ago and I forgot to upload it in our blog. Anyway, here you are Susana's great report! Before you read it though, I will remind you next meeting highlights!

DATE: April 28th
STARTING TIME: 17'30-18'00
PLACE: CEIP Miguel Hernández
TOPIC: Games of the World

DIDAC

COOPERATIVE GAMES

Last tuesday 30th of March we had our meeting. We were few people but we enjoyed a lot as always. This time we share our cooperative games. The meeting started with Miguel's game. It was called "Let's make shapes". We did 2 teams. One team had 8 bricks and the other had 8 little chairs. We had to make different shapes with the material as quick as possible. It seemed easy but it wasn't because we had to keep the balance at the same time we set the material. My team lost 3 times in a row. We realized that setting the chairs was more difficult than setting the bricks, But we also lost when we had to walk on the bricks in order to reach to the end of the court.!! The other players were smarter than us.

Miguel's game: Bricks' race!

Maria Jose explained to us her game called "How much time do you need to do it?" One team was inside a circle and the other team was around it and had to throw the ball against their bodies in order to eliminate them. It seemed very easy but it wasn't because MJose gave us only 30'' to do it. The team's success lied in their velocity and good shot because the ball could only touch from the hip to the feet. Mireia's game was very similar to Mariajo's one. This time there was a "Fugitive". A big group had to eliminate the fugitive by touching him with the ball. The main rule was that the person with the ball could not run. During the game we realized that the way to eliminate the fugitive was collaborating between us.

MaJose explainning her game

Nuria's game was called "The meatball" At the beginning it was difficult to understand because we could not put it into practice. But at the end we did it. It consists in making a big meatball with the students and moving all together to the place the teacher told them without talking and separating. It must be funny. We could not play to Didac's game, we needed much more people. When he explained it, we realized that it could be very funny to play in a raining day. The game is called "The chair". I am sure that everybody has played when he was young. We must set a lot of chairs in a circle. Well, not a lot of chairs, we need one chair less than people are (difícil de traducir). Instead of using a radio player, Didac started to play the drums. We had to dance around the chairs while he was playing the drums and when he stopped, we had to try to sit down quickly. The one who missed the chair had to start crying. He had to ask to another classmate: "Can I sit with you?". The answer, of course , was "YES,you can". And he had to sit down on his legs. Each time a chair must be removed and at the end there would be a pair of chairs and brunch of students on them. All keeping the balance!!! Jose Luis explained to us his game. All the students are in a circle. It must be an odd group. The teacher gives a ball. The game consists in passing it to the second classmate on the right or on the left.The game begins with one ball but the teacher gives them more balls. I can imagine if the balls start falling down!! What a mess!!

Susana's game: Transport the ball!

And now it is time to explain my game: "Transport the ball" In teams of four we had to transport a medicinal ball. We had to use 4 sticks and we could not touch the ball. It was a relay race because we had to pass through different obstacles. Didac discovered that it was possible to play also with 3 people. So, we did two teams of three and we played a little. I think it was funny as the other games.

Susana