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game is a variation of Zigzag Ball, and is more difficult and interesting for older players. The players are divided into two parties, best distinguished by colors—say Red and Blue. The two parties stand in even ranks alternately about five feet apart; for instance, the Red party will form ranks one and three, and will play together, facing each other, while the Blue party will form ranks two and four, which will face each other and play together.
The first player in each party has a ball which is put in play upon a signal by being tossed over the heads of the intervening rank to Number One in the other rank of his party. This player tosses the ball back to Number Two in the first rank, and so the ball is tossed in zigzag form from one player to another in ranks of the same color until it reaches the end of the line, when it is zigzagged back to the starting point in the same way. This is all done over the heads of an intervening rank of the opposite color. Simultaneously the competing team is playing in the same way.
The party wins which first gets the ball back to the starting point.
With a large number of players the number of ranks may be increased beyond four if desired.
This game may be made more interesting and require much more alertness on the part of the players by putting more balls into play. This may be done by the starters starting a second or more balls, tossing down the line as soon as a predecessor has reached the third player. When this is done, the game is won (a) by the party whose last player at the foot of the line is first to receive the last ball; or (b) the last player may accumulate the balls and return them to the front in reverse order, the party winning which first gets its last ball back to the original starter.
INDEX
GAMES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
This grading of the games for schools indicates the lowest grade in which, on an average, a game is found to be suitable, its use being intended in any succeeding grade also. The so-called "quiet" games are not necessarily noiseless, but are distinguished from the games in which there is running or much moving around. Most of the quiet games are intended for schoolroom use, many of them for small groups that may assemble before the opening of a session.
1A. First Year (first half), (6-7 years old).
Playground
Schoolroom
PAGE
PAGE
Duck Dance, The
264
Cat and Mice
59
Itisket, Itasket
268
Changing Seats—I
63
Jack be Nimble
114
Did you ever see a Lassie?
261
Kitty White
274
Good Morning
99
Looby Loo
280
Hide the Thimble
104
Muffin Man
282
Jack be Nimble
114
Mulberry Bush
283
Looby Loo
280
Railroad Train
164
Muffin Man
282
Ringmaster
167
Mulberry Bush
283
Round and Round went the Gallant Ship
170
Railroad Train
164
Ringmaster
167
Slap Jack
178
Slap Jack
178
Snail
292
Squirrel and Nut
184
Squirrel in Trees
185
Squirrel in Trees
185
1B. First Year (second half), (6-7 years old).
Playground
Schoolroom
PAGE
PAGE
Charley over the Water
65
Circle Seat Relay
71
Crossing the Brook
74
Crossing the Brook
74
Did you ever see a Lassie?
261
Do this, Do that
75
Do this, Do that
75
Farmer in the Dell
265
Farmer in the Dell
265
Huckle, Buckle, Bean Stalk
109
Jacob and Rachel
115
Kaleidoscope
122
Kaleidoscope
122
Leaves are Green
276
Lost Child, The
130
Lost Child, The
130
Round and Round the Village
290
Round and Round the Village
290
Teacher and Class
316
Teacher and Class
316
2A. Second Year (first half), (7-8 years old).
Playground
Schoolroom
PAGE
PAGE
Automobile Race
48
Bird Catcher, The
52
Bird Catcher, The
52
Buying a Lock
58
Buying a Lock
58
Hand over Head Bean Bag
310
Cat and Rat
60
Hand Ball Drill—I (Elementary)
380
Hand Ball Drill—I (Elementary)
380
Moon and Morning Stars
133
Midnight
133
Oats, Peas, Beans
287
Oats, Peas, Beans
287
Puss in the Circle
164
Ring Call Ball
399
Wee Bologna Man
204
Wee Bologna Man
204
2B. Second Year (second half), (7-8 years old).
Playground
Schoolroom
PAGE
PAGE
Bean Bag and Basket Relay
303
Bean Bag Board
304
Bean Bag Board
304
Center Catch Ball
355
Circle Ball
356
Changing Seats
63
Drop the Handkerchief
80
Drop the Handkerchief
80
Flowers and the Wind, The
87
Frog in the Middle
96
Fox and Squirrel
93
Hunting
267
Let the Feet go Tramp
276
Letting out the Doves
129
Letting out the Doves
129
London Bridge
278
London Bridge
278
Simon Says
235
3A. Third Year (first half), (8-9 years old).
Playground
Schoolroom
PAGE
PAGE
Bean Bag Circle Toss
305
Bean Bag Circle Toss
305
Bean Bag Ring Throw
306
Bean Bag Ring Throw
306
Center Base
354
Draw a Bucket of Water
263
Draw a Bucket of Water
263
Have you seen my Sheep?
102
Have you seen my Sheep?
102
Hill Dill
105
Hopping Relay Race
106
Hopping Relay Race
106
I say, "Stoop!"
113
I say, "Stoop!"
113
Nuts in May
285
Line Ball
384
Puss in a Corner
163
Puss in a Corner
163
Single Relay Race
175
Tommy Tiddler's Ground
197
Water Sprite
203
3B. Third Year (second half), (8-9 years old).
Playground
Schoolroom
PAGE
PAGE
Bean Bag Box
305
Bean Bag Box
305
Ball Chase
324
Call Ball
338
Chinese Chicken
68
Chinese Chicken
68
Dodgeball (Informal)
363
Follow Chase
88
Flower Match
220
Follow the Leader
89
Follow the Leader
89
Fox Trail, Single Rim
95
Horns
223
Jumping Rope—I
118
Lame Fox and Chickens
124
Line Zigzag
421
Line Zigzag
421
Prisoner's Base—I
157
Old Man Tag
142
Shadow Tag
173
Shuttle Relay
173
Schoolroom Tag
172
Stoop Tag
190
Tag the Wall Relay
192
Weathercock
204
Who goes round my Stone Wall?
206
4A. Fourth Year (first half), (9-10 years old).
Playground
Schoolroom
PAGE
PAGE
All-up Relay
45
All-up Relay
45
Animal Chase
46
Arch Ball
321
Arch Ball
321
Bag Pile
303
Bag Pile
303
Corner Spry
360
Corner Spry
360
Farmer is Coming, The
85
Guess Who
100
Guess Who
100
Home Tag
106
Naughts and Crosses
229
Hunt the Fox
110
Slap Catch
178
Roley Poley
399
Slap Catch
178
Target Toss
315
Stealing Sticks
188
Target Toss
315
Vaulting Seats
202
4B. Fourth Year (second half), (9-10 years old).
Playground
Schoolroom
PAGE
PAGE
Bear in the Pit
50
Balloon Ball
325
Bunch of Ivy
57
Blackboard Relay
53
Captain Ball—II or III
341-4
Catch of Fish
61
Catch the Cane
62
Catch the Cane
62
Criss-cross Goal
307
Criss-cross Goal
307
Cross Tag
75
Home Run
384
High Windows
104
Hunt, The
110
Leaf by Leaf
225
Leapfrog Race
129
Numbers Change
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