Expedition

Game Type:

Movement Game, Warm Up Game

Players:

5-20

Field:

Gymnasium, Classroom

Equipment needed:

None

Time:

5-10 min

Rules:

Start of Play – The class transforms into a group of explorers and are lead by one head explorer, the teacher. The head explorer leads the group through terrain and the children must act out how they are to move through this terrain.  The head explorer models the movements of how one could go about interacting with the terrain- brushing away the high grass, rumbling around during an earthquake etc etc The The game usually starts calmly walking through a grassy field and gradually the expedition gets more treacherous. The head explorer guides them through and can determine how quickly and successfully they make it through. They can also combine terrains i.e.  wade through a river with mosquito swarm. After the children get the hang of the game the head explorer can appoint a new head explorer to take over. 

Types of terrain – Walk through a lovely grassy field, forest, Jungle, Desert, swamp, Quicksand, Climbing Mountain, paddle down a river, wade through a river Slide down mountain, Ice Floe, Earthquake, Windstorm, hail storm, lightening storm, Wildebeest Stampede, Plague of Locusts, swarm of bats, Snowstorm, Mosquito Swarm, Cave- spelunking, swim in water, avalanche