This lesson for Physical Health and Education is about a game called “Chocolate River”, another name given to a team-building game called River Crossing. The aim of the game is that there are two teams in a race, and each person must work together to get to the finish line (the other side of the Chocolate River). Participants will have platforms which I will refer to as marshmallows (since we put marshmallows on hot chocolate) that they must always stand on/in, and they must move them to get to the finish line. The student at the beginning of the line, they will have 1 platform to place down in front of them as they move towards the line, then the person behind them will give the leader of the line one to continue placing down, and this repeats as
more students go across the Chocolate River towards the finish line.
The purpose is to emphasize the importance of good communication in a group setting when working towards an objective. The game’s primary focus is team building, further helping with relationship building, especially at younger ages.
Rules of the Race:
– A carpet must always be stood on. If there is an isolated carpet between students in the line towards the finish, I will take it away, as that “marshmallow” floats away in the chocolate river. This makes it more challenging and enables the students to communicate more and be more strategic with the
carpet placement.
– If a participant falls off the carpet, they must go to the back of the line.
– There can be more than one person on one carpet, as long as one foot is touching it. Only two people max.
– The first team to get everyone to the finish line wins!