NEW GENERATION OLD GAMES GAME BOOK / NEW GENERATİONS OLD GAMES OYUN KİTABI

Name of the game

“Bezirganbaşı /Bezirgan Head Game ”

Objectives

To develop the ability of acting together, to help each other, to organize within the framework of certain rules.

Materials

Chalk for draw a line.

Number of players

Minimum number of 5 children.

Song of the game

Open the door, head of the cloth salers, head of the cloth salers.

What do you give for passing the door, what do you give.

The heirloom behind me is yours, the heirloom. One rat, two rats, the third one trapped in the snare.

Brief explanation

·         2 people are selected from among the children by counting. These children call themselves a fruit without announcing it to other children, like “apple, orange”.

·         After naming themselves, these 2 children stand in front of each other and after holding hands, thay raise their hands up and make a door.

·         Other children become a train and pass through the “door” under the hands of their friends. As they pass through the door, they sing the song “Open the door, head of the cloth salers”.

·         In the part of the song ” the third one trapped in the snare”, the captured child is silently asked to choose one of the fruits. The trapped child lines up behind the child according to the chosen fruit. While doing this, make sure that the other children in the group are not hearing.

·         After everyone in the group has been caught and made their choice, a line is drawn in the center with chalk. Two groups pull each other by holding each other’s waist and the group that crosses the line first loses the game.

Name of the game

The House Is On The Fire

Objectives

To create and strengthen community

To develop running skills

Materials

Space to move

Number of players

6 and more

Brief explanation

All players stand in a circle, joined hands, the leader is outside the circle. The leader touches one player on its back and calls “The house is on the fire!” The player who has been touched, runs around the circle, opposite direction from the leader to get back to its place first. The one who gets first to the empty spot, joins the circle, the other becomes a caller.

Name of the game

Seven Tile Games

Objective

The first group tries to hit all the boys in the group with the ball, dropping the tiles with the ball.

The second group first tries to knock down the tiles by throwing the ball, then begins to run away, tries to prevent the first group from hitting them with the ball, but also tries to put the crumbling tiles back on top of each other.

Materials

Seven pieces of tile and one ball

Number of players

At least 4 children

Brief explanation

The game requires 7 pieces of tile and one ball.

Pieces of tile are stacked on top of each other. Children are divided into two groups. The first group waits behind the tiles. The second group takes the ball and takes turns shooting at the tiles from a certain distance. If the shooting group drops the tiles, they drop the ball and start running. The first group waiting behind the tiles try to shoot the children who run away with the ball. Children who run should not be hit with the ball, but they should also put the falling tiles back on top of each other.

   If the second group can put the tiles back on top of each other without being hit with the ball, they’ll win the game. If the first group hits all the children who run with the ball before they put the tiles on top of each other, it’s the turn of the first group to throw the ball at the tiles and they win the game.

Name of the game

Dodge Ball

Objectives

To create and strengthen community

To develop running and focusing skills

To act and decide quickly

To develop physical, mental and social abilities

To develop cooperation between friends

Materials

Space to move, a light ball

Number of players

two number of players at least

Brief explanation

There are two teams, shooting team and fleeing team. Two lines are drawn. The players of the fleeing team are placed in the middle of these two lines. Shooters throw the ball to shoot other team’s players one by one. If shooters shoot all the players of other team they will be fleeing and the game starts again.

The Name Of The Game

I Sell Oil, I Sell Honey Game

Materiel

handkerchief

How to play

·  The person who is “it” will walk around the outside of the circle and leave a handkerchief behind one of the other players.

·  The person who dropped the handkerchief runs around the circle in the hope of not being caught by the person to whom the handkerchief was left.

·  The game continues like this. The person to whom the handkerchief fell takes the handkerchief and follows the person. The first to sit down wins. The loser will be the next “he”.

I sell oil, I sell honey

My master is dead, I sell

My master’s fur is yellow

If I sell it, it is fifteen liras.

lily zumbak

Take a good look back

(The song sung while trying to catch: How many hounds, how many rabbits, how many

Name of the game

“Simit”-“Bagel”

Objectives

To gain movement and perception skills, to develop big muscle skills, to develop the ability of acting together, to help each other, to organize within the framework of certain rules.

Materials

Chalk for drawing a circle

Number ofplayers

Minimum number of 3 children.

Song of the game

Brief explanation

·        The children are counted and one person is chosen among them.

·        The chosen child waits in the circle drawn on the ground.

·        The other children wait around the circle.

·        The chosen child shouts “bagel.” She runs out of the circle.

·        As long as she says “simit”, others run away from the chosen one.

·        If she stops saying “Simit”, the other kids catch up with the chosen one.

·        If the chosen person gets inside the circle, no one will be able to catch her.

Name of the game

“Mendil Kapmaca /Tıssue Garabbing Game”

Objectives

To develop the ability to learn the feeling of competition, to act together, to organize within the framework of certain rules.

Materials

One handkerchief.

Number of players

Minimum number of 6 children.

Brief explanation

•         Two teams are formed in the handkerchief snatching game.

·        Then the teams are divided into two with a certain distance between them.

·        The person holding the handkerchief passes between these two teams.

·        Raises the handkerchief with one hand and the game begins as soon as the handkerchief is closed.

·        Gives a conservative sign. And the players of both teams begin to compete fiercely.

·        He tries to grab the handkerchief and go to his team.

·        Whoever goes to his team with a handkerchief wins

Name of

the game

The Teddy Bear is sleeping

Objectives

Exercise motric skills

Develop musical skills

Materials

 No materials necessary

Number of

players

  At least 3

Brief explanation

  One of the players is the Bear. He sits with his eyes closed. The other players stand around him. They sing:”The bear is sleeping and he is dreaming that his shoes are dancing. What shall we give him: milk or coffee, so he will choose someone.” With his eyes closed, the bear touches someone and tries to guess who is he. If he guesses, the child takes the bear’s place. If he doesn’t guess, he remains a bear.

Name of the game

RACES ON STILTS

Objectives

✔    To develop teamwork.

✔    To develop co- ordination.

✔    To develop leadership skills.

Materials

Material to tie children‟s legs together, such as, cans, plastic bricks, wooden peg, ropes, …

Items to create an obstacle course, such as, cones.

Number of players

⮚      Individual.

⮚      Small group.

⮚      Team group.

Brief explanation

Two different types of stilts: the traditional ones of Wood or others made by children.

Players have to run with stilts trying not to fall down and being the fastest player.

The Name Of The Game

Blindfold Game

Materiel

Space to move

How to play

Körebe is also a group game. Before starting the game “midwife” is determined by rhyme or number. The eyes of the midwife are tied with a scarf. Then he wanders freely in a square by the midwife. The task of the midwife is to catch one of her friends and get rid of midwifery.During the game, the players have fun shouting “come to my blindfold” and touching the midwife with their hands. The midwife tries to catch one of the players by taking advantage of these calls and the players’ touch