This is a game that a friend of mine recommended which I made into my own version. Have fun!



Blind Game
Author: thomas obrien  05/17/2008 03:52:00 PM EDT       TaskStream - Tools of Engagement

VITAL INFORMATION

Subject(s):    
Physical Education
        
Topic or Unit of Study:        

Team Building
        
Grade/Level:   
6-12, Mastery Level 2.6
        
Objective:     

The students will learn the concept of team building using cooperative learning skills.
        
Summary:       

The students will be directed where to go by their partners without the blindfolds on. The team that does this the fastest will win.
        
IMPLEMENTATION

Learning Context:      

The students will be able to develop their physical, social, and emotional skills that are needed for them to live.
        
Procedure:     

Blind Game

1) The students without the blindfolds on will spread themselves throughout the gymnasium.

2) The students will pair up in twos.

3) The student who is blindfolded will not know where their partner is in the gymnasium.

4) The partner that is not blindfolded will give their blindfolded partner directions as to where they are.

5) The blindfolded individual will listen to the directions and take as many steps in the direction that their partner is.

6) The objective is for the blindfolded team member to reach their team member that is not blindfolded the fastest in order to win the game.
        
Differentiated Instruction:    

Accommodations and modifications will be made as needed.

Rules:

1) The team that comes together the fastests will win.

2) The students will only be allowed to help their other team member.

3) The students may not direct their team member to take any more than 10 steps in any direction. The objective is to promote team leadership and listening skills that are needed to survive. This activity also forces students to trust one another
        
Sample Student Products:       

N/A
        
Collaboration: 
Students will work collaboratively. Students will work in groups of 2.
        
Time Allotment:        
1 class period. 30 Min. per class.
        
Author's Comments & Reflections:       

This lesson is geared towards teaching students the concept of being a team player through the use of listening skills.
        
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

Instructional Materials:       

Here are some google searches that may help:

http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=blind+game+and+PE
        
Resources:     

    * Materials and resources:
      blindfolds

        
STANDARDS & ASSESSMENT

Standards:     
                                                                       
NJ- New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
        • Subject : Comprehensive Health and Physical Education (2004)
        • Standard 2.6:  (FITNESS) ALL STUDENTS WILL APPLY HEALTH-RELATED AND SKILL-RELATED FITNESS CONCEPTS AND SKILLS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.
        • Range/Grade Level 0:  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will:
        • Strand A: Fitness and Physical Activity
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 1 :  Summarize the potential short- and long-term physical, social, and emotional benefits of regular physical activity.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 2: Differentiate how body systems adapt to acute exercise vs. regular exercise over a period of time.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 3: Predict how factors such as health status, interests, environmental conditions, and available time impact personal fitness.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 4 : Analyze the positive and negative impacts of technological advances on exercise, health, and fitness.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 5 : Describe ways to achieve a healthy body composition through healthy eating and physical activity.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 6 : Distinguish between facts and fallacies regarding the marketing of fitness products, services, and information.
        • Strand B : Training
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 1: Recognize signs and symptoms that warrant exercise termination and possible follow- up with a healthcare professional.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 2: Apply training principles to establish a progression of activity that will improve each component of fitness.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 3 : Describe and demonstrate various training methods, including isotonic, isometric, interval, and circuit methods.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 4 :  Investigate the physical, behavioral, legal, and competitive consequences of the use of anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing substances.
        • Strand C :  Achieving and Assessing Fitness
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 1 : Engage in a variety of sustained, vigorous physical activities that enhance each component of fitness.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 2:  Perform at the intensity level needed to enhance cardiovascular fitness, as determined by target heart rate, perceived exertion, and recovery heart rate.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 3 : Monitor physiological responses before, during and after exercise and compare changes.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 4 : Use health data and information from internal and external sources to develop a personal fitness plan, and use technology to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of the plan.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 5:  Demonstrate age- and gender-specific progress towards improving each component of fitness.
        • Range/Grade Level 0:  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:
        • Strand A :  Fitness and Physical Activity
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 1: Predict the short- and long-term physical, social, and emotional benefits and potential problems associated with regular physical activity.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 2:  Summarize the causes, influences, and responses of body systems during exercise.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 3: Describe how preventive healthcare, physiological monitoring, hydration, a safe environment, and exercising with a partner contribute to safe fitness activities.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 4: Evaluate the role of genetics, gender, age, nutrition, activity level, and exercise type on body composition.
        • Strand B : Training
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 1 :  Develop and implement a training program to maximize health benefits and prevent exercise-related injuries and illnesses.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 2 : Apply training principles to establish a progression of activity that will improve each component of fitness and justify the use of each principle.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 3 : Compare and contrast the use of drugs, fitness products, and fads to achieve fitness.
        • Strand C :  Achieving and Assessing Fitness
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 2 :  Perform at the intensity level needed to enhance cardiovascular fitness, monitor physiological responses before, during, and after exercise, and modify exercise appropriately in response.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 3: Assess personal level of fitness, design a personal fitness plan considering current health and fitness status, goals and interests, skill level, accessibility and costs, and use technology to implement, monitor, and evaluate the plan.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 4 : Demonstrate age and gender-specific progress towards the achievement of fitness goals for each component of health-related and skill-related fitness.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 5 :  Modify a fitness plan to accommodate for injury, illness, pregnancy, aging, and disability.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 6 : Discuss the use of body mass index, body fat percentage, and fat deposition as measures of fitness.
       
 Cumulative Progress Indicator 1 : Engage in a variety of sustained, vigorous physical activities to enhance each component of fitness.
        
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