Wood Fence, Stone Fence, Barbed Wire
- Divide students into two groups—fence and cattle.
- Groups line up facing each other.
- Cattle group counts off by fives.
- When the teacher calls “stampede ones,” the ones
in the cattle group take off running toward the fence.
- When the cattle get near the fence, the teacher calls out “wood
fence,’ “rock fence,” or “barbed wire.”
- The fence responds by doing one of the following:
- Wood Fence—Students on the fence team stand straight,
side by side with arms at their sides.
- Rock Fence—Students on the fence team stand side by
side with their arms crossed in front of them.
- Barbed Wire—Students on the fence team stand side by
side with their elbows hooked.
- The cattle try to get through the fence. Those who get through
return to the cattle side. Those who don’t get through
join the fence.
- After all the cattle groups have been called, reverse the teams.
Variation: In addition to running, cattle groups may be asked
to walk, skip, hop, gallop, etc. |