Lay out a few hoops or draw chalk circles as the islands. The area around the hoops is known as the shark-infested sea. The children must walk around the hoops, with no one standing still or hanging around only one hoop, etc. The leader then shouts ‘Sharks’ and gives chase. All the children must take refuge in a hoop, with as many as possible in each hoop. Any child caught by the shark (the leader) are out of the game. Once the leader shouts ‘all clear’, the children start to walk around again. Repeat, and remove hoops each time around so that the children have to crowd into fewer and fewer hoops. The idea of the game is for the children to help each other to stay in the hoops.
Minimum Group Size: 12
Equipment Requirements: Hoops (Chalk indoors)
