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WHEELBARROW

RACE

• Children work with a partner; have 6 bricks between
the two.
• Child No. 1 must transport one brick at a time to the end of
the classroom, by using Child No. 2 as a wheelbarrow.
• Offload the brick at the designated spot, then both children
may run / skip / hop back to the starting point.
• Now they collect the next brick; this time Child No. 1 is the
wheelbarrow and Child No. 2 walks, holding his feet, while
the brick is balanced on his back.
• If the brick falls off, they stop, replace it and carry on.
• Continue in this way until all 6 bricks have been
transported across.
• As soon as the last brick is at the end, the pair
must build a cube.
• The first pair to complete the cube wins the race.

Variations:
• Teacher could have a colour sequence to follow -
children must transport their bricks in that colour
sequence.
• The child “pushing” the wheelbarrow must
cross his hands over. SURVIVOR
• The pair stacks their bricks in the
colour sequence at the end, CHALLENGE
instead of building a cube.

• Children work in pairs.
• Each pair builds their 6 bricks into a cube.
• No. 1 holds his / her arms out to the side,
palms down and No. 2 places a cube on
top of each hand.

Q: Can you last for a minute?

• Swop over so your partner also has a turn.

Q: Who can last the longest?

Variations:
• Vary the game by placing the cube on
different parts of the body.

Q: Can you crouch down and balance it
on your thighs?

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