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Time to Make the Donuts – Teamwork Challenge
Anybody who follows me on social media or watches my videos knows that I love a good teamwork challenge. I would even say it’s the basis of our PE program. Time to Make the Donuts (see video below) is a perfect partner challenge with emphasis on patience, body control, cooperation, communication, and fun.
- Create groups of four.
- Two students from each group stand on opposite sides of the gym.
- Place a 8-12 inch sturdy cone in front of each pair.
- Place two swim noodles next to and one deck ring on one of the two cones.
Goal: To deliver as many donuts as possible in a predetermined amount of time.
Instructions:
- The first pair holds the end of each of the two noodles.
- They carefully lift the donut off the cone using only the noodles. They can not use their hands.
- Once the donut is successfully lifted off the cone, it is delivered to the opposite side and lowered onto the other cone.
- The two deliverers hand the noodles to their teammates, then hustle back to their starting cones.
- The other pair repeats the process.
- Each round is 2-3 minutes.
What happens if the donut hits the floor?
- If a donut falls to ground the partners with the noodles complete five jumping jacks while still holding on to the noodles.
- The donut is placed back onto the noodles, and the pair continues their delivery. I allow my younger classes to use their hands to pick up the donut. My older students have to scoop up the donut using only their noodles.
- https://youtu.be/qMM1S9DsmlU?si=CrCTzXRjS_OAitV_
I usually play several rounds. After each round I mix up the groups allowing students to work with a variety of partners.
There you have it. Another exciting teamwork challenge for any grade level. Using this basic idea, I’m certain you can think of several variations, adaptations, and ways to increase the degree of difficulty for your students.
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