DPA - Sample Games by Division & Location

Safety Considerations

• Make sure the gym floor is free of any obstructions, and that the floor isn’t wet or slippery.
• Before starting, demonstrate certain actions like the squat.

Instructions

• Form a circle. Using the “Hickory, Dickory, Dock” rhyme, students perform certain actions. 
• Examples: Hickory, dickory, dock (move forward to form a smaller circle).
• The mouse ran up the clock (move backwards to the original circle).
• The clock struck (choose a # and do an overhead clap that many times).
• Say the action that corresponds to the number and perform it.
• 1 = down he ran (shimmy to the floor)
• 2 = he got stuck in goo (run on spot)
• 3 = he ran with glee (run on spot)
• 4 = he opened the door (pantomime)
• 5 = he came alive (jump and jiggle)
• 6 = he picked some flowers (pantomime)
• 7 = he floated to heaven (waft back and forth)
• 8 = he jumped the gate (pantomime)
• 9 = he stood as a line (tall and straight)
• 10 = his knees he bent (squats)
• 11 = he got lost (turn around in circles)
• 12 = his foot went numb (smack foot on the ground 3x)
• For example:  “Hickory, dickory, dock (form smaller circle), the mouse ran up the clock (go back to larger circle),  the clock struck two (clap twice), he got stuck in goo (run on the spot):  Hickory, dickory, dock.”

Accommodations/Modifications

• Go around the circle and have students come up with their own action for each number.
• Modify the actions to be inclusive for all levels of ability.

Source

Middlesex London Health Unit (MLHU): Treasure Box Activities