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Shrinking Ship ActivityShrinking Ship Activity
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PEGAMES.org
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K - 6th
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Physical Education
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Shrinking Ship

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If you're looking to play a few games in the classroom on rainy days, try this quick activity to get you started. Shrinking ship involves quick transitions, meeting up with the right amount of classmates, and movement around the classroom. This can also be a great transitional activity between subjects!

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Concepts

wet weather pe

Additional Tags

rainy day activities, rainy day games, rainy day pe, wet weather pe, transition activity, physical education

Pros

  • Does not require additional materials
  • Easy activity for wet weather PE

Cons

  • Consider including an incentive for winners of the game or levels of progression

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