Halloween is just around the corner and we like to celebrate a bit in PE. My younger classes absolutely love this scooter game we call “ghosts in the graveyard”. They are already asking if we will be playing it for Halloween this year!
Equipment: about 6 tall cones to mark teams, 1 scooter per team, 20+ small or rounded cones, 12 “ghosts” (I just copied and laminated a clip art), spooky music
Divide your class into small teams of 4-6 players. Teams should line up on one side of the play area. On the opposite side, scatter the round cones. This is your “graveyard”. Hide ghosts randomly under the cones or “tombstones”. On signal (music starting), one person from each team will ride the scooter down and check under ONE cone. If they find a ghost they bring it back with them. Otherwise, they just scooter back. Hand the scooter to the next person and repeat. I play the length of one song or you can count ghosts as they are found and quit when they have all been collected. Count up the ghosts, then have a few students help hide them again. After they have been hidden, I have all my students close their eyes while I mix things up so no one knows where they are. Repeat and repeat. You could keep score but I just let them count and declare a winner each round.
Have a fun and active Halloween!