I love to play Knockout with middle schoolers. It’s a great game. Here are the rules: First of all you need two basketballs and half of a basketball court. When we play there are usually 7-15 people, but you can play with only a few people or as many as you’d like. Everyone lines up…
About a month ago I registered to officially run a Punt, Pass and Kick competition at the middle school. I got the rules, score sheets, balls and tees. This was going to be great. I figured that we would start with the 6th graders on day 1 and end with the 8th graders the following…
Last week three of us went to the local elementary school and put on a game show during lunchtime for the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. The game show was “Let’s Make a Deal!” Okay so we didn’t have a big set with huge prizes and kids dressing up in banana suits. But we did…
One of the after school programs I run at our local middle school is called Monster Theater. It’s an acting class with a twist. The students not only learn acting skills through traditional drama games and activities, they also help plan our haunted house and practice their chosen roles. This is the first time I’ve…
I work with all ages of kids but currently my focus is on growing our newly started middle school program. You may be wincing at the idea of working with teens and pre-teens and I feel your pain. Truth be told, however, I dig on that age. Yes, they are a challenge, but you can…
