Four Seasons
The Four Seasons game is a traditional Chinese game used to teach the names
and order of the four seasons in a classroom or group setting.
Choose one child (or an adult) as a leader, to give directions and keep
score. Divide the rest of the class or group into teams for each of the four
seasons and sit them in a ring, in seasonal order (ie spring, summer, autumn,
winter).
The leader starts by saying, “I am Spring. I am leaving.”
The children in the Summer team must immediately stand up and say, “I am
Summer. I am coming.”
The leader watches to make sure that all the team members stand up promptly
and correctly and make the right statement. If so, the team is awarded a point.
The leader would then continue, "I am Summer. I am leaving," and the Autumn
team would stand up.
Variations:
* When the children can manage the seasons in order, the leader should start
to jump between the seasons.
* When the children are consistently scoring good points, muddle the children
up so that they are no longer sitting with their team members or in any
particular order.
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