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Group Size: 
Large group (10 or more)
Age Group: 
Grades 1-2
Age Group: 
Grades 3-5
Length of Activity: 
10 minutes or more
Developmental Goal: 
To develop verbal communication, cooperation, strategic thinking and problem solving skills.
Equipment: 
None
Before You Start: 

Skills Practiced: Body awareness and following directions.

  • Divide the students into small groups of up to twelve and have them form a tight circle.
 

How To Play: 
  • The students take one hand and grab the hand of anyone in the group except the people standing next to them. 
  • The students take their other hand and grab the hand of anyone in the group except the people standing next to them and the person they are already holding hands with.
  • The challenge is to get untangled without letting go of each other’s hands.
  • Emphasize that getting untangled requires a lot of communication and cooperation.
Variations: 
  • Make the groups larger. 
  • Add restrictions to their communication methods.