Area
Basketball Court
Equipment
Two gym mats per team, hoops, balls, bats, beanbags etc
Instructions
Class is divided into teams of about 4-5 students. Each team is given two tumbling mats which form the ‘boat’. Teams line up at the baseline of the basketball court and face across to the opposite baseline. The court area in between is designated out of bounds. Each team place their mats side by side on the banks of the river and attempt to cross the river without touching the floor. Teams use their mats to allow them to step from one mat to the next in order to reach the other end. Once they have crossed the teacher places survival rations on the court area such as basketballs, bean bags, cones etc. They then attempt to cross the river without touching the floor, whilst also collecting their rations.
Variation
Make it a race or add team mates which need to be rescued along the way