EQUIPMENT
1 fuzzy ball per 2 students
1 blindfold per 2 students
OBJECTIVE
Today we are playing Tank. In this game, the objective is to be the last team standing by knocking other teams out.
INSTRUCTIONS
- I will divide the class into teams of two and give you two fuzzy balls for ammunition.
- Before the game begins, Ro Sham Bo to decide which one of you will be the tank and the driver.
- The tank will be blindfolded and will listen to the driver.
- The driver will direct the tank towards other teams by placing his/her hands on the tank’s shoulders and communicating where to choose your words carefully).
- When the driver says, “FIRE!” the tank can throw the ball and try to hit another team.
- If either of you are hit by another team, you are down and must sit or kneel.
- You may not carry more than two fuzzy balls at a time.
- The driver may lead the tank to a ball or “park” the tank (cannot move). Only the driver may pick up a fuzzy ball.
- Even if a tank is parked, both of you may still be hit by another team.
- We will begin a new game when there is only one tank remaining.
Game 1: Play as indicated above on a half-field.
Game 2: Play as indicated above on a full field.
Game 3: Give every team four lives in the game. Each letter in the word “T-A-N-K” is a life.
TEACHING TIPS
- Approach: Consider calling frequent jail breaks so that players are not down for too long.
- Safety: Tanks are not to run into one another. It is important to keep a safe distance between teams.