Bradley Elementary
East Boston
Bradley Elementary School
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A few years ago the Bradley School acquired a brand new schoolyard with hopes of expanding physical activity at our school.  We were greatly excited to have been one of the lucky schools to now have the BOKS program.

For our first ever session, BOKS ran on Tuesdays and Thursdays with great success!  Not only did the enthusiasm spread throughout the program but also in the classroom and at home.  Many parents shared that now the entire family participates in some kind of physical activity outside the BOKS program.  One parent said “I see a change in my daughter, she has more energy to perform her school responsibilities.”  The feedback on teachers surveys indicate that the children love the program:  ”Students love the activities and look forward to the “BOKS” day”.

We look forward to our second session in the spring!

Favorite game...

Tricky Twosome Tag and Good Witch, Bad Witch, Sandwich

Tricky Twosome Tag

Format: This can be whole group or you can divide into smaller group as needed.  All kids find  a partner and choose 1 to 2 pairs to be taggers .
Materials: Cones
Set Up: Children spread out across gym or field with their partner. Set up one safety zone, marking off a circle with cones
Object: Don’t get tagged!
Details:
  1. The taggers will link arms and chase after partners.
  2. If you are tagged, your team becomes taggers too.
  3. Once tagged link arms with the taggers and everyone forms a blob.
  4. As more partners get tagged the blob becomes larger.
  5. Partners can rest in safety zone for a minute if they need to.
  6. Play until all most of the children are caught and let the winning pair be the taggers on the next round.

 

Good Witch, Bad Witch, Sandwich

Format: This can be whole group or you can divide into smaller groups as needed.
Materials: 2 cones at starting line and 2 cones at finish line
Set Up: Place cones at starting line and the end of the gym.
Object: Don’t get tagged!
Details:
  1. Students all line up on the starting line. The 2 taggers stand in the middle and shout either “good witch”, “bad witch” or “sandwich”.
  2. If the taggers say “good witch”, the players take one step forward.
  3. If the taggers say “bad witch”, the players take one step backward.
  4. If the taggers say “silly witch”, the players take one step to the side.
  5. If the taggers say “sandwich”, the players run from one side to the other. If they get tagged, they now help the taggers, but cannot be the one to call out good/bad witch.

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