War In The Classroom
 

this is a game i use for Elementary School ages 8 and up.

This is a safer version of that old elementary school p.e favorite “the alligator game”… this is good for enclosed spaces without enough room for running around. Its perfect for larger classes, and because of the violent content even older kids like it.

Pre-teach the students “marching” possibly as some form of classroom control activity. Once they understand, split the class in two and get the students, in each team, to line up in three or four straight lines. The teacher stands in between the two teams and when he or she says a word each team marches one step towards the next team, shouting the word. When a line meets they play paper, rock, scissors. The winners “die” and the survivors keep marching. The team that gets the most players to the other wall wins.

If the teacher is ok with a bit of play violence, then you can also get the student who wins at paper, rock, scissors, to shoot the other student. When demonstrating this make sure you overact the death… kind of like a bad b-grade horror movie death... the kids love it.

Re: War In The Classroom
 

With all the bullying in Japan and the US and the shootings in the US, I reallllllllllllly don't think I'd want to send the unspoken message that shooting your opponent is even remotely OK What are you thinking of?

Re: War In The Classroom
 

Yeah, there are so many other things you can do, so why bother with the possiblity of problems.

Have 2 students or the teacher play police office and have the losing student arrested and thrown in jail.

Have the losing student assigned to do 20 jumbled words and if completed before his team loses the game s/he can get back in line.

or anything really.