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Intense studying, hard work makes many students feel bored, demotivated. At that time, games will help them regain interest in learning as well as help them train and develop intelligence. Here are some of the best midday leisure games for you to refer to.
Exciting and beneficial classroom games
1. Midday Leisure Game: Flying Birds, Flying Storks
* Objective: Improve memory, agility, and reflexes. This is a gentle group exercise that helps relieve fatigue in the wrists and arms. It can be played during transitions or between classes.
* Number of Players: All students in the classroom
* Location: Standing in the classroom
* How to play: Students stand in their seats, and the facilitator stands at the front and shouts 'Flying Birds' while flapping arms like a bird. Along with that command, everyone in the class needs to follow the action and shout along with the facilitator. If the facilitator calls out non-flying objects like flying tables or flying houses and someone performs the flying action, that person will be penalized.
2. Midday Leisure Game: Bunny Eating Grass
* Objective: Improve reflexes, memory, and motor skills
* Number of Players: All students in the classroom
* Location: Stand inside the classroom
* How to play:
- Facilitator: Shout Bunny, while clapping hands together.
- Players: Repeat the facilitator's words and clap hands together, mimicking a bunny.
Players need to follow the commands and actions correctly; otherwise, they will be penalized.
3. Midday Leisure Game: Chi chi chành chành
* Objective: Improve agility and reflexes. It's a very gentle yet beneficial form of exercise.
* Number of Players: Each group plays with about 4 - 6 people
* Location: Stand in place and form into groups.
* Duration of Gameplay: 2 - 4 minutes
* Gameplay:
- One person spreads their hands wide, while the others raise their index fingers and place them in the palm of the spread hand. The person with spread hands quickly reads aloud:
'Chi chi chành chành
The sharp object blows fire
The horse dies in confusion
Three kings and five emperors
The cricket sets out to search
Ù à ù ập.'
When the word 'ập' is reached, the person with spread hands quickly claps their hands together, while the other players swiftly retract their fingers. If anyone fails to retract in time, they lose.
4. Midday Leisure Game: Ms. Guidance
* Gameplay:
- Teacher: Ms. Guidance, Ms. Guidance
- Students: What? What? What?
- Teacher: The whole class, please be quiet. The whole class, please fold your arms on the desk. The whole class, please listen to the lesson being taught ...
5. Midday Relaxation Game: Stand, Sit, Lie Down, Sleep
* Requirements:
- Stand: Clasp both hands together and raise them straight up high.
- Sit: Clasp both hands together, with arms perpendicular, and raise hands horizontally in front of the body.
- Lie Down: Clasp both hands together, extend arms straight forward.
- Sleep: Clasp both hands together and press against the forehead while saying: 'Khò'
* Gameplay:
- Depending on how the facilitator commands, students below will perform the specified actions accordingly.
- The facilitator may command correctly or incorrectly.
- Students need to follow the commands and actions as instructed.
6. Midday Relaxation Game: Magical Hands
* Requirements: Students stand still in their places inside the classroom
* Gameplay:
- Facilitator calls out: Mother's hands - Everyone spreads their hands forward.
- Facilitator calls out: Cradling the baby to sleep - Everyone extends both arms forward and rocks gently as if cradling a baby.
- Facilitator calls out: Mother's hands - Everyone spreads their hands forward again.
- Facilitator calls out: Care for the child every day - Everyone places their hands on their cheeks and tilts their heads.
- Facilitator calls out: Warming up on winter days - Everyone crosses their arms over their chests and gently sways their bodies.
- Facilitator calls out: Cool summer breeze - Everyone performs a fanning motion together.
- Facilitator calls out: Magical hands - Everyone raises both arms high and shouts loudly 'Magical hands'
7. Midday Leisure Game: Greetings
* Rules of Play:
- Greeting an elder: Perform the traditional scout salute
- Greeting a peer: Extend your hand forward as if gesturing to someone
- Greeting a teacher: Cross both hands in front of the chest
- Greeting an older person: Cross both hands in front of the chest and bow
* Rules of the Game:
- Anyone who makes a mistake or is unclear will be penalized
* How to Play:
- The facilitator calls out greetings and gestures. Players shout loudly and follow suit.
- The facilitator may call out different greetings and perform different gestures.
* Attention:
- Speed varies depending on the players.
- Add greeting gestures to increase the difficulty level.
We hope that these midday leisure games will help your students enjoy moments of relaxation and fun after stressful lessons, starting a new lesson full of excitement.
In addition, you can play fun English games during class to make English lessons more enjoyable and engaging for your students.
