Fitness Quiz Show Relay

A team quiz on health and fitness: each team decides on an answer and a runner carries a beanbag to the hoop for that choice. It combines content review, running and quick group decisions.

How to play

1. Make 5 teams of 5 lined up behind their starting cone. Place 3 hoops labeled A, B and C 15 yards in front of each team (3 min).
2. The teacher reads a question with three options, such as "Which muscle works hardest in a squat?" Each team has 10 seconds to decide.
3. On the signal, the first runner takes a beanbag to the chosen hoop and comes back; meanwhile, the rest of the team does squats until the runner returns.
4. The teacher gives the answer: a correct beanbag is worth 2 points and the first correct team back earns 1 bonus. The runner goes to the back of the line.
5. Play 15 questions in about 12 minutes, keeping score on the whiteboard.
6. Wrap-up: review the 3 most-missed questions and explain the answers (2 min).

Rules

• Runners wait for the signal even if the team has already decided.
• Only one beanbag per question, and it can't be moved once placed.
• Every team member runs at least twice.
• Safety: each team runs in its own lane and returns on the right.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: the student is the spokesperson who calls the answer, or runs a shorter distance.
• Hearing impairment: questions are also written on the whiteboard as they are read.
• Shyness: teams decide by holding up fingers for the option number.

Learning goals

• Review health and fitness knowledge.
• Reach team agreements under time pressure.
• Stay focused and keep up effort throughout the game.

Equipment for a class of 25

• hoops: 15
• cones: 5
• beanbags: 25
• question cards: 15
• whiteboard: 1

Teacher tip

Base the questions on the current unit and order them from easy to hard. Mix questions about habits, warm-ups and nutrition so students actually review.

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