Colour Hunt

Implementation

Each student receives a band in one of the three colours, in equal numbers. Students with different colours form pairs, spread out in the room and each takes a balance pose. Simple, safe positions work well, for example the tree (standing on one leg, foot against the inside of the supporting leg), the flamingo (standing on one leg with the upper body tilted slightly forward), the tabletop on all fours, or the stork (standing on one leg with eyes closed).

Once everyone is in position, one pair is chosen and starts a game of tag. The band colour sets the roles: red catches blue, blue catches green, green catches red. The student being chased escapes by moving next to a pair and taking their balance pose. The student on the opposite side leaves the pair and continues the tag game. The band colours determine whether they catch or flee. If two of the same colour meet at the moment of joining, the newly arrived student becomes the catcher instead.
If the tag succeeds, the rules immediately reverse: blue catches red, green catches blue, red catches green.

To increase the difficulty, the person leading the game blows the whistle. Everyone drops their band, runs to a wall, touches it and then puts on a different band. The game then continues with the roles redistributed. For children with a strong urge to move, the game gives that urge an outlet while training the quick switching of rules, that is, cognitive flexibility and impulse control. Show the rules clearly before starting and try the poses together once, so that attention stays on the colour change rather than on the pose.

Material

Team bands in three colours (red, blue, green, evenly distributed), music, one whistle, enough space to move (gym or large room).

References

After: Selin Güler, primary school teacher and Translation Manager at BeLEARN