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bumper cars Materials: None Introduction: We talked about the rules of playing rough? Is it okay to play rough? (Yes!) But, there has to be rules about playing rough, right? What are they? (Safe area, okay with adult, don't hurt anyone). Good listeners! Today we are going to practice playing rough in a safe way. Objective/Purpose: Children will learn how to play rough in a safe and acceptable way. Procedure: 1. We are going to play a game called bumper cars. In this game, I will use my magic wand to turn all of you into bumper cars. Everyone sit on your knees like this (demonstrate). As a bumper car, you cannot use your hands. Your hands have to be kept close to your sides or be put on your knees. Great! 2. Has anyone every been on bumper cars before? What are they like? What happens? Allow children to describe the experience. If no one has been on bumper cars, it might be beneficial to have a picture of one. 3. Now, the next thing you need to remember is that no one can get hurt. That is very important. We are going to pretend to be bumper cars that give only soft bumps. That means we do not bump someone's head. We do not bump someone so that they fall over or get hurt. We do not want to bump someone into something sharp or hard. We want to make sure the person we bump does not get hurt. Does everyone understand? (Yes!) Who can tell me how bumping should be? Allow someone to repeat. 4. Okay, I need two volunteers who are sure they understand how to be a bumper car with their friend without hurting their friend or themselves? Allow the volunteers to come forward and bump each other in movement on knees with hands tight to side or on knees. Praise the soft bumping. 5. Allow another two to join the first two and keep praising the appropriate behaviors while correcting the wrong ones. 6. Continue adding pairs of children as long as the bumping continues to be soft. Extend to the whole group or stop and have new participants do the activity while those who have participated watch if things get too active.
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! - Lydia Maria Child Revised: 09/23/2008.
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