![]() This can be modified for seasons of the year, characteristics of plants and trees, parts of the body, colors, elements of writing, for math, etc.As with traditional duck, duck, goose, if the picker gets back to the vacant seat first, the rectangle becomes the picker otherwise the picker goes again. ![]() For instance, if you were going over shapes, the picker might say “square, square, rectangle.” The picker will circle around, tapping heads and saying “square” until finally saying “rectangle.” When rectangle is called, that child chases after the picker. Have the children sit in a circle facing inward, choose a child to be the picker and use your topic as for the basis for the words the picker will say while he or she is tapping heads. While you're doing that, review a subject or area they've been learning. Using masking tape or chalk – depending upon whether you are playing inside or outside – ask your students to help you create a large circle (it's also a trick to keeping children in the area you want them). Teach shapes, colors, numbers and themes. This variation is great in that it integrates dramatic and expressive play with learning.If the duck isn’t tagged, the new animal then walks around the circle, tapping heads and saying his animal’s name until he chooses a child, taps his or her head and calls out a new animal name, which starts another chase.If the duck is tagged before making it to the new animal’s spot, the duck must sit in the middle of the circle until a new animal is tagged.That child will then hop up and chase after the duck, using the appropriate sounds and movements of the animal he or she was called. Choose one child to start as the picker, only in this case the picker will be a duck and will quack and flap its wings while walking around the circle, tapping each child’s head and saying “duck.” Then the duck will choose another student, tap his or her head and say the name of another animal. Now have the students sit in a circle facing inward. Before starting, the teacher should talk with students about different animals, including how they sound and how they move. Other possibilities include doing the Macarena, the "Gangnam Style" dance, twerking, a line dance, the twist, the mashed potato, the waltz, the tango and so forth.You could also have them sing and do the dance motions of classic children’s songs, such as “I’m a Little Teapot,” “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” or “If You’re Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands.”.If you have a karaoke machine, you could bring that along and have the geese sing a song to that.They must either sing a song or do a dance together and then wait in the circle until another pair of geese is tagged. If the geese arrive first, the pickers go to the middle of the circle and put on a performance.If the pickers get back first, the geese become the pickers. ![]() ![]() They will walk around the circle and, with their linked hands, touch the linked hands of any two people, saying either “duck” or “goose.” The two people called goose must then run in the opposite direction, continuing to hold hands, and try to beat the other couple back to the geese spots. The people outside of the circle are the pickers and will also hold hands. The rest will form a circle facing inward and hold hands. Gather an even, not odd, number of at least 8-10 people, keeping two people out. This version of duck, duck, goose would be fun for all kinds of gatherings and parties.
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