Blue. NO, GREEN!!!

I had a fun assignment today. I was told to either come up with my own team building activity, or research one that I thought would be fun for my future 3rd grade class. Once I had one in mind, I was supposed to write up a brief description about it, including the steps and any examples that would be needed. The goal is to assemble each of our classes' activities into one packet that we can each take with us into the real world. I can't wait to see what everyone else came up with, but I'm even more excited to try mine out as soon as I can. 

I was reading tomes of activity games and found that quite a few would be fun. It was when I found  a brief clip on YouTube (it's dominating our lives) that I was sure of the activity I wanted to assemble. The video had no directions or rules posted, so I had to infer them from watching a couple times, but I think I've got it down pretty well.

Here is what I've written and submitted to the teacher. Followed is a simple chard I made and added to the submitted work.

COLOR MAZE

Materials: One white sheet with painted dots or pieces of colored paper.

Objective: To work as a team to follow an “invisible” line that carries the students from one end of the mat to the other. (Facilitator should predetermine path)

Set up: Paint large dots (big enough to be seen under foot) in a grid on the sheet or tape colored paper on the floor in a pattern similar to a twister board, but make sure no color is next to another dot of the same color.

Play: Taking turns, each student will make an attempt at following the path by stepping from one color to the next. They may make the decision by themselves or utilize the help of the surrounding kids and work as a team.  If the guessed color is the correct next step in the path, they may make another move. Once the student in play steps on a color that is not in the correct path, they must leave the area and allow another student to start from the beginning. The team may coach the student in play through the previously determined steps and remind the student in play which steps not to take. Once a child makes the entire journey across the mat, have any students who’ve not yet had a turn make an attempt at completing it themselves, now that they know the correct path. Ensure that other students are still focused and give assistance, rather than not being there to help all remaining kids across mat.

Example:

Kid 1: Blue? Yes. Yellow? Yes. Purple? No.

Kid 2: Blue. Yellow. Green? Yes. Blue? Yes. Purple? Yes. Yellow? No.

Kid 3. Blue, Yellow, Green, Blue. Purple. Green? Yes.