ERIC Number: EJ749150
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Nov
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-4853
An Interdisciplinary Twist on Traditional Games
Rattigan, Peter
Teaching Elementary Physical Education, v17 n6 p63-66 Nov 2006
This article describes some activities that include descriptions of four classic games, and also incorporates interdisciplinary concepts into the playing of traditional games. These activities can be played indoors or outside, in a gym or a classroom. A description of an interdisciplinary version of the game is included after the description of each "regular" game. Subject areas include math, history, social studies, geography, and world language arts. Each description includes detailed rules and sources from which rules for the activities and related information can be obtained. The following classic games are described: (1) Marbles; (2) Jacks; (3) Four-Square; and (4) Hopscotch. A version of each game with an interdisciplinary twist is presented. (Contains a list of 4 resources.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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