The cat goes around you
Background
This game is played for decades before. Now is played mostly by smaller children in school.
Playing Area
It needs big yard, that has enough room for around 10 children.
Equipment
On the video children play using handkerchief, but any other object can be used.
Play game and basic rules
The children gather in a circle. One child is the cat, and the others are mice. The cat goes around the circle holding the handkerchief and the other's sing the song:
"The cat is going
by you
Be careful
she will scratch you."
The cat drops the handkerchief behind one of the children in the circle. That child starts to chase the cat in a circle. If it doesn't catch it after one circle he is the cat.
You can download the file that the pupils made here.
Or you can see it here:
This game is played for decades before. Now is played mostly by smaller children in school.
Playing Area
It needs big yard, that has enough room for around 10 children.
Equipment
On the video children play using handkerchief, but any other object can be used.
Play game and basic rules
The children gather in a circle. One child is the cat, and the others are mice. The cat goes around the circle holding the handkerchief and the other's sing the song:
"The cat is going
by you
Be careful
she will scratch you."
The cat drops the handkerchief behind one of the children in the circle. That child starts to chase the cat in a circle. If it doesn't catch it after one circle he is the cat.
You can download the file that the pupils made here.
Or you can see it here:
