GAME: Human Tic-Tac-Toe

Set-Up:  You'll need 9 chairs set up in a 3x3 grid.  Space them apart some, enough so that youth can move in between them easily.  Divide students into two equal teams lined up single-file on opposite sides of the grid.

Play:  Play with regular tic-tac-toe rules.  One team is "X's", the other is "O's" (you could have them make the letters/shapes with their arms when they sit down).  Pick a team to go first, and have the first person in line run to a chair.  QUICKLY point to the first person in line for the other team and have them go.  Keep the back and forth going quickly until one team wins.  Play best 3 out of 5, or however long you want to keep it going!  When a game is over, send the kids sitting down to the back of their lines, so that everyone gets a turn.

Tip:  If you don't move fast enough, it can get boring, AND kids will strategize too much which leads to stalemates.

Have fun!

- Tim B.