Area
Hall, grass, hard surface.
Equipment
None
Instructions
Class sit in circle with about one metre between each student – Each student is given the name of a piece of fruit – In a large class you should have 2 or 3 students with the same fruit – Teacher selects one student to sit in the centre of the circle, this student retains their nominated fruit for the entire game – Teacher calls out name of a fruit and all students who have been given this fruit must stand up and change places with each other – While the fruit are changing places the centre student stands up and attempts to steal a seat – The student who is left without a seat in the outside circle becomes the centre student and the calls continue – When the teacher calls “Fruit Salad” all pieces of fruit must stand up and change places
Variation
Use other themes besides fruit i.e. sports