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How to play Paranoia

Everyone sits in a circle

Whoever goes first whispers a question to the person on their right

The person on the right must answer the question out loud. The trick is, no one else in the circle knows the question.

Next, someone flips a coin in the air.

If it lands heads up: the asker must say the question out loud to the whole group

If it lands tails down: the asker doesn’t say anything, and everyone in the group is left to wonder what in the world the question was.

And you go around the circle like that. The best questions have the answers as people. We like to limit it just to people in the circle, too. It just makes it more fun.

Here are some examples of good questions:

You and one other person must be surgically bound together for the rest of your life. Who is the other person? You and someone in the circle get stuck on an island. Who?

What you need

coin

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Two books that have a bunch of interactive games.

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UBUNTU These cards encourage group interactions. They can be used for metaphors through reflection of a debrief of a class or an event of some sort. These cards are located with my other bits and bobs of game collections. Here are just some of the games that I use with these cards. Fast Find 10-15 participants ( multi-image -side of cards ) The object of this timed activity is to identify the matching images on the cards as quickly as possible. -Assemble the group in a circle and give a card to each person. -Have the group to choose who will start - Start timing the group when player 1 turns right to player 2. - Both run cards over, they have to search for the common image. - Once they are successful both turn to another player. - play continues around the circle in the manner until the last player and the first player find their match. then you stop the time Blind Find (any size group, played with muti-image-side) give a card to each person in the group and everyone is to find a partner. - Group is to study their card for 20 seconds. - hold card up to heads - Their pair does the same thing and together they have to find out what matching image they have on their cards. Story Telling ( 2-12, multi-image-side) Group in a circle. - place a few cards in the middle - ask participants to study the cards and create a story that incorporates all of the images on a given card. Variation: you can place one card and the card goes around the circle.

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Switch up

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Money Ball

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Four Base

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Prince and the Pauper

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Bucketball

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Hit and Run

Description: - Explain the rules of the game to the students. (Half court rules)- Break the group into two teams. - Separate to either side of the basketball court.- Number off each team (if numbers are uneven, include a teacher)- Teacher will call out a numbers and corresponding students will take their turn.- Whilst students are running, the teacher will throw in the selected equipment for the students to complete their round.- First team to score in the opposition goal will win. - Repeat scenario until new variations are implemented. - Keep score until ‘class’ concludes At a Glance: The objective of the game is for both teams to attack and score in the opposition goal, once their number has been called.  

What you need: - Basketball court- Minimum of 4 people - 5-45 Minutes   - Bibs à Centre x2 à Defense x2 à Attack x2- Frisbee- Hockey puck+ sticks- Soccer ball- Basketball - Cones- Soccer Goals- Whistle  Set Up: (Half court rules) - Place on goal on the baseline of the basketball court and the other on the half court line.- With one teacher next to each goal, bibs and hockey sticks (if needed) will be placed for use.- A line of cones will mark the halfway point on the field (this line will indicate to the students, which half of the court is for attacking and which is for defending).- Students will be sat in their defensive half until called upon to take their turn.- One teacher will be stood at the bottom of the halfway line, ready to throw in a piece of equipment. - (Same rules will apply for a full court adaptation).  Rules:  - Students run around attacking goals - Bibs will correspond to what half of the court they are on- Take on rules of the game that match the equipment introduced - Ultimate Frisbee - Hockey - Soccer - Turn over if equipment leaves playing area. - (Basketball variations can be included)  

Ultimate Frisbee Rules- Frisbee can be thrown only, but thrown any way. - Once Frisbee is caught, players are only allowed to take one step.- Opposing players cannot hit Frisbee out of opponents hands. - Frisbee can be blocked, but opposing team continues from where it lands. - If the Frisbee is dropped by a team, the opposing team receives the Frisbee. - Players are only allowed in their designated halves. 

Hockey Rules- Players can use both sides of their stick.- Only the ball can be hit – no limbs.- Players cannot swing their stick higher than their waist.

Soccer Rules- Players can use any part of their body to make contact with the ball, except their arms/hands.- Kick ins, instead of throw ins.  

Variations:- Two touch per person- Adding in another sport (basketball, touch, netball) - Every player has to touch the ball before a goal is scored- Challenging variation – Call two sports  

Skill sets that will be used:-       Hand-eye co-ordination-       Agility-       Teamwork-       Movement-       Awareness-       Ball skills-       Striking skills-       Communication

Focus Questions:- What skill set did you use? - What was the benefit in using them?- In what other game can this skill set be applied to? - Did the adaptations make the game easier or harder? - Did that make you change the way in which you performed the activity? 

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Buzzer Beater Bowling

What to do: Players are each given 3-5 pins and a foam ball. Players set up their pins on a line that is 10-15 feet from their opponent's line. Players decide who will start by playing "rock-paper-scissors". Without crossing the line upon which their pins are placed, the first player rolls their ball in an attempt to knock down their opponents pins. Players alternate taking turns attempting to knock down their opponent's pins. The goal of the game is to knock down all of your opponent's pins before they knock down all of yours.

Need: Pins Foam balls Cones

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Throw Archery What to do: Set up five target areas with skipping ropes. Players must stand behind the throwing line. Players attempt to score the highest number of points by throwing a beanbag into the target areas (players alternate taking turns throwing the beanbag). After each player has made five throws, players then go collect their beanbags, add up their points, and proceed to find a new player who they can challenge.  

Need: Beanbags Skipping Ropes Cones Tennis Balls (optional)

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Cone Croquest

What to do: Two players are given six cones, two balls, and croquet mallets (or hockey sticks) and get to set up their own playing area. One cone is selected as the "Start" location, and the other cones are numbered one to five. Players decide who will start the game by playing "rock-paper-scissors". The first player then begins the game by standing at the "Start" location and striking their ball with their stick in an attempt to hit cone #1. Players alternate turns striking their ball. Players may purposefully knock their opponent's ball. The goal of the game is to hit all of the cones in order before your opponent.

Need: Cones Tennis/Hockey Balls Croquet Mallets/Hockey Sticks

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Frisbee Golf

What to do: Set up different Frisbee Golf "holes" within the playing area. Each "hole" should include: a) a base from where players must start, b) a hoop which is the target, and c) any number of obstacles around which players must throw their frisbee on their way to getting it in the hoop. Divide your class into small teams and provide each team with a golf scorecard (this could be a simple piece of paper). Each team will start at a different "hole". Players take turns attempting to get the frisbee into the hoop (while respecting the obstacles). The amount of throws it takes for a player to get their frisbee into the hoop is their score for that "hole". Players play each of the "holes" and then add up their scores. The goal is to get the lowest score possible. 

Need: Bases Hoops Frisbees Beanbags Cones

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Beanbag Bocce

What to do: Divide your class into teams of four. Each team is given four identical beanbags (e.g. all of the same colour and one for each player), and one different beanbag (which will serve as the pallino). Teams decide which team will throw first. The starting team throws the pallino beanbag. The first player from that team throws their beanbag trying to get it as close to the pallino as possible. The second team's first player throws and the teams continue to alternate throwing until all eight players have thrown their beanbag. The team who threw the closest beanbag to the pallino wins a point. If that same team also threw the second closest beanbag to the pallino, then they win a second point (and so on for up to a maximum of four points). Only one team can score points per round. Players then collect their beanbags and the pallino, and the team who did not score that round gets to start the second round. Play short games to 7 and have teams play a best-of-three series before moving on to a new opponent.

Need: Beanbags Cones

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Target

Description: Players score when an object they have thrown or struck lands closest to a pre-determined target. Tactical Problems related to Target Games include throwing the object, calculating distance, etc.

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Whacky Baseball

What to do: Set up a whacky baseball playing area with 10+ bases. Divide the class into two teams: one batting team and one fielding team. The fielding team spreads out to cover as much as the playing area as possible. The batting team places themselves on the bases (they can be more than one per base) with one player starting a home plate (they will be the first at bat). The teacher stands at a safe distance from the batting player and will act as the pitcher. Once the batting player has successfully struck the ball, all players on the batting team begin running around the bases. The fielding team attempts to field the ball and place it on top of a cone in the middle of the playing area. Once the ball is on the cone, or if the ball is caught directly out of the air, the teacher says "freeze" and all running players must return to the last base they touched. The batting team earns a point each time one of their players makes it back to home plate. Once all of the players on the batting team have had a turn at bat, the teams switch roles.

Need: Bases Cone Bat Pinnies Tennis Balls Baseball Gloves (Optional)

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Ribby

What to do: Teams set up in a baseball diamond-shaped playing area. One team starts at bat, the other starts in the field. The batting team lines up behind third base The first player from the batting team goes to home plate and is thrown a ball, which they attempt to strike, by the second player from the batting team (who pitches from the middle of the diamond). The batting player, after having struck the ball, attempts to run to first base and then, if possible, second base. Once the running player commits to reaching second base, they may not turn back. If the batting player makes it to first base, they score one point for their team. If the batting player makes it to second base, they score two points for their team. Once a player has has their turn at bat, the go to the back of the batting line. The batting player is out if: a) the ball they struck is caught out of the air, or b) if the fielding team gets the ball to first base before the batting player gets there (or to second base if the batting player has already passed first base). Each player on the batting team gets a turn at bat and then the teams switch roles.

Need: Bases Bat Pinnies Tennis Balls Baseball Gloves (Optional)