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Group Size: 
Any size
Age Group: 
Grades 3-5
Age Group: 
Grade 6+
Length of Activity: 
Under 10 minutes
Developmental Goal: 
To develop verbal communication, cooperation and strategic thinking.
Equipment: 
None
Before You Start: 

Skills Practiced: Balance and gross muscle control.

  • Divide group into pairs.
  • Have everyone stand back to back.
How To Play: 
  • Have partners cooperatively press their backs together and then have them try to sit down slowly, without the use of their hands.
  • Once pairs sit down, have them try to stand back up while still pressing their backs together and moving their feet close to their bottoms.
Variations: 
  • Increase the size of the group working together.