Kim's Game with PE Equipment

About ten pieces of PE equipment are laid out on a mat; students study them, close their eyes, and then figure out which item disappeared or moved. It builds visual memory, attention to detail and calm after exercise.

How to play

1. Place one mat in the center with 10 assorted items (cone, ball, baton, hoop, scarf, shuttlecock and so on) and seat the class around it in a half circle (1 min).
2. Students study the items silently for 30 seconds while breathing slowly (0.5 min).
3. On your signal, everyone closes their eyes and lowers their head; remove one item or swap two.
4. When eyes open, partners agree on what changed, whisper it to each other, and raise their hands when ready (1 min).
5. Play five or six rounds, raising the challenge: remove two items, swap colors or turn one around (4 min).
6. In the last round, a pair of students makes the changes and the rest guess (0.5 min).

Rules

• While items are being changed, eyes stay closed and heads stay down.
• Answer with your partner in a whisper; don't shout the answer.
• Nobody touches the equipment on the mat.
• Stay seated the whole game.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: place the mat on a table or bench at wheelchair height.
• Students with visual impairments: play by touch with 5 items that have very different textures.
• Students who find it easy: they become the "magician" who sets up the hardest changes.

Learning goals

• Improve visual memory and attention to detail.
• Agree with a partner before answering.
• Learn and use the correct names of PE equipment.

Equipment for a class of 25

• assorted equipment: 10
• mats: 1

Teacher tip

Use it to review equipment names and to collect gear at the end of class. With a large class, set up two mats with a student in charge of each.

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