What are some good games to play in high school gym class that teach students cooperating?

Answer 1

I observed 2 great PE lessons with two games like that. First, the teacher put the kids in random groups of approx 6 each. She then gave each group 7 objects (or one more than # of kids). They had to name the objects and devise a strategy to babysit the objects. When she blew the whistle, the kids ran around to other groups to take other peoples objects. The goal was to end up with all of your objects back in your group. You weren't allowed to steal or hold one object the whole time. Different strategies included one kid watching one object, and when that object was stolen, that kid would go get it back..Another game was getting a ball, then a marble, down an entire row of half the class (maybe 20-30 kids each team). they had to line up their open pipes/scoops and the ball travelled all the way down without dropping. if it fell, they had to start over. they had to come up with numerous strategies-height line up, holding scoop raised up to slow down the marble, picking a leader to see if the tube things were level...basically, giving the kids a difficult cooperative group task and making it competitive between groups seems to encourage great teamwork and ideas etc. It was amazing to watch.

Answer 2

It's called lava river. Students are broken up into groups of more then 5 and they have to get from one point of the gym to the other. The catch is that each group has paper plates that they have to use to get their whole team across. The paper plates have to be constantally touching someone, so they could not set a plate down and then step on it. If they mess up the faciliator will take that plate, and they only have 4 plates left. Students are also not allowed to talk. This forces them to have to work together as a team.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, many schools have opted away from any competitive activities, on the belief that the kids on the losing side will have their "self-esteem" damaged. The problem is-this is nothing like the real world where people have to compete. Likewise, by focussing on individual, non-competitive activities (like aerobics), kids are not learning to be team players. The two are not mutually exclusive. Kids need to be taught teamwork (cooperation) AND competitiveness.

Answer 4

Human pyramid

Answer 5

volleyball, basketball stuff like that team sports

Answer 6

battle pins

Answer 7

three-legged race

volleyball