Title: Clap Attack
Type: Concentration Game
Target: Any vocabulary, song or chant
Materials: None
Procedure: Students stand in a circle with their hands overlapping, each
students right hand is in front of the others and their left hand is behind. Practice
passing the clap; the first person brings their right hand over to clap the right
hand of the next person. The left hand always stays in place. They clap should be
passed around the circle. Then add in the chant and clap to the beat of the chant.
For example, use the chant “Cinderella, Dressed in yella, Went upstairs to kiss
her fella. She made a mistake, and kissed a snake. How many doctors will it
take? 1! 2! 3! 4! 5!” The 2 students who are supposed to clap on the count of 5
have a duel to slap each other’s hands. The person on the right tries to clap the
person’s on the left’s hands. The person on the left tries to remove their hand so
that the person on the right misses. Whoever is successful (clapping the other’s
hand or making the other person miss) is the winner. The loser is removed from
the game. The 2 students must have the duel on the count of 5, no waiting or
fudging the time or else it gets complicated. Make sure the students say the
chant and don’t just clap. The last 2 students standing have the final duel by one
person putting both hands on top and the other putting their hands on top. They
clap and switch hands position to the beat of the chant until the count of 5. On 5
the person on top tries to clap the bottom persons hands and the bottom person
tries to remove their hands. The successful person is the winner.
Comments: You can use any song or chant or even simple vocabulary words to
play this game.