Unity through Diversity - Comenius - Gran Canaria, April, 2014

1. CANARY ISLANDS
SPAIN – APRIL2014
Sport and traditional games

2. AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS DE CINFÃES - PORTUGAL

3. This is a game of individual participation that can
be played in any space, both indoors and
outdoors.
Game procedure
WHAT YOU NEED:
•A scarf
•A group of
players
1. The players
form a circle.
2. One player (player A) goes around outside of the circle whilst singing
“The scarf is on the hand, but it’s going to fall to the ground”,
before dropping the scarf behind someone (player B) in the circle.
A

4. 3. Player B picks up the scarf and chases after player A.
Player A runs around the outside of the circle
aiming to get to the space vacated by player B before being touched.
B A

5. 4. Whoever is unsuccessful goes in the middle of the circle
and all the other players say “go to hatching”.
A
B
5. The game restarts with the successful player (either player A or B)
running around the circle and dropping the scarf.

6. 6. The player in the middle of the circle watches and when the scarf
is dropped tries to catch it.
If the player is successful he/she leaves the “hatching”
and is replaced by the player that didn’t notice the scarf behind him/her.
7. Whoever is unsuccessful goes in the middle of the circle (see 4)
whilst the successful player restart the game (see 2).

7. See the video of a group of pupils playing it.
(click on the video to see it)
THANK YOU!!!! SEE YOU IN PORTUGAL.
BIG KISS TO ALL OF YOU 