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game is a variation of Zigzag Ball, and is more difficult and interesting for older players. The players are divided into two parties, best distinguished by colors—say Red and Blue. The two parties stand in even ranks alternately about five feet apart; for instance, the Red party will form ranks one and three, and will play together, facing each other, while the Blue party will form ranks two and four, which will face each other and play together.

The first player in each party has a ball which is put in play upon a signal by being tossed over the heads of the intervening rank to Number One in the other rank of his party. This player tosses the ball back to Number Two in the first rank, and so the ball is tossed in zigzag form from one player to another in ranks of the same color until it reaches the end of the line, when it is zigzagged back to the starting point in the same way. This is all done over the heads of an intervening rank of the opposite color. Simultaneously the competing team is playing in the same way.

diagram: Zigzag Overhead Toss Zigzag Overhead Toss

The party wins which first gets the ball back to the starting point.

With a large number of players the number of ranks may be increased beyond four if desired.

This game may be made more interesting and require much more alertness on the part of the players by putting more balls into play. This may be done by the starters starting a second or more balls, tossing down the line as soon as a predecessor has reached the third player. When this is done, the game is won (a) by the party whose last player at the foot of the line is first to receive the last ball; or (b) the last player may accumulate the balls and return them to the front in reverse order, the party winning which first gets its last ball back to the original starter.

INDEX GAMES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

This grading of the games for schools indicates the lowest grade in which, on an average, a game is found to be suitable, its use being intended in any succeeding grade also. The so-called "quiet" games are not necessarily noiseless, but are distinguished from the games in which there is running or much moving around. Most of the quiet games are intended for schoolroom use, many of them for small groups that may assemble before the opening of a session.

1A. First Year (first half), (6-7 years old).

Playground   Schoolroom PAGE   PAGE Duck Dance, The 264     Cat and Mice 59 Itisket, Itasket 268     Changing Seats—I 63 Jack be Nimble 114     Did you ever see a Lassie? 261 Kitty White 274     Good Morning 99 Looby Loo 280     Hide the Thimble 104 Muffin Man 282     Jack be Nimble 114 Mulberry Bush 283     Looby Loo 280 Railroad Train 164     Muffin Man 282 Ringmaster 167     Mulberry Bush 283 Round and Round went the Gallant Ship 170     Railroad Train 164     Ringmaster 167 Slap Jack 178     Slap Jack 178 Snail 292     Squirrel and Nut 184 Squirrel in Trees 185     Squirrel in Trees 185

1B. First Year (second half), (6-7 years old).

Playground   Schoolroom PAGE   PAGE Charley over the Water 65     Circle Seat Relay 71 Crossing the Brook 74     Crossing the Brook 74 Did you ever see a Lassie? 261     Do this, Do that 75 Do this, Do that 75     Farmer in the Dell 265 Farmer in the Dell 265     Huckle, Buckle, Bean Stalk 109 Jacob and Rachel 115     Kaleidoscope 122     Kaleidoscope 122 Leaves are Green 276     Lost Child, The 130     Lost Child, The 130 Round and Round the Village 290     Round and Round the Village 290 Teacher and Class 316     Teacher and Class 316

2A. Second Year (first half), (7-8 years old).

Playground   Schoolroom PAGE   PAGE     Automobile Race 48 Bird Catcher, The 52     Bird Catcher, The 52 Buying a Lock 58     Buying a Lock 58     Hand over Head Bean Bag 310 Cat and Rat 60     Hand Ball Drill—I (Elementary) 380     Hand Ball Drill—I (Elementary) 380 Moon and Morning Stars 133     Midnight 133     Oats, Peas, Beans 287     Oats, Peas, Beans 287 Puss in the Circle 164     Ring Call Ball 399     Wee Bologna Man 204     Wee Bologna Man 204

2B. Second Year (second half), (7-8 years old).

Playground   Schoolroom PAGE   PAGE     Bean Bag and Basket Relay 303 Bean Bag Board 304     Bean Bag Board 304 Center Catch Ball 355     Circle Ball 356         Changing Seats 63 Drop the Handkerchief 80     Drop the Handkerchief 80 Flowers and the Wind, The 87     Frog in the Middle 96         Fox and Squirrel 93 Hunting 267     Let the Feet go Tramp 276     Letting out the Doves 129     Letting out the Doves 129 London Bridge 278     London Bridge 278     Simon Says 235

3A. Third Year (first half), (8-9 years old).

Playground   Schoolroom PAGE   PAGE Bean Bag Circle Toss 305     Bean Bag Circle Toss 305 Bean Bag Ring Throw 306     Bean Bag Ring Throw 306 Center Base 354     Draw a Bucket of Water 263     Draw a Bucket of Water 263 Have you seen my Sheep? 102     Have you seen my Sheep? 102 Hill Dill 105     Hopping Relay Race 106     Hopping Relay Race 106 I say, "Stoop!" 113     I say, "Stoop!" 113 Nuts in May 285     Line Ball 384 Puss in a Corner 163     Puss in a Corner 163 Single Relay Race 175     Tommy Tiddler's Ground 197     Water Sprite 203    

3B. Third Year (second half), (8-9 years old).

Playground   Schoolroom PAGE   PAGE Bean Bag Box 305     Bean Bag Box 305 Ball Chase 324     Call Ball 338     Chinese Chicken 68     Chinese Chicken 68 Dodgeball (Informal) 363     Follow Chase 88     Flower Match 220 Follow the Leader 89     Follow the Leader 89 Fox Trail, Single Rim 95     Horns 223 Jumping Rope—I 118     Lame Fox and Chickens 124     Line Zigzag 421     Line Zigzag 421 Prisoner's Base—I 157     Old Man Tag 142 Shadow Tag 173     Shuttle Relay 173     Schoolroom Tag 172 Stoop Tag 190     Tag the Wall Relay 192     Weathercock 204 Who goes round my Stone Wall? 206    

4A. Fourth Year (first half), (9-10 years old).

Playground   Schoolroom PAGE   PAGE All-up Relay 45     All-up Relay 45 Animal Chase 46     Arch Ball 321     Arch Ball 321 Bag Pile 303     Bag Pile 303 Corner Spry 360     Corner Spry 360 Farmer is Coming, The 85     Guess Who 100     Guess Who 100 Home Tag 106     Naughts and Crosses 229 Hunt the Fox 110         Slap Catch 178 Roley Poley 399     Slap Catch 178     Target Toss 315 Stealing Sticks 188     Target Toss 315     Vaulting Seats 202

4B. Fourth Year (second half), (9-10 years old).

Playground   Schoolroom PAGE   PAGE Bear in the Pit 50     Balloon Ball 325 Bunch of Ivy 57     Blackboard Relay 53 Captain Ball—II or III 341-4     Catch of Fish 61     Catch the Cane 62     Catch the Cane 62 Criss-cross Goal 307     Criss-cross Goal 307 Cross Tag 75         Home Run 384 High Windows 104     Hunt, The 110         Leaf by Leaf 225 Leapfrog Race 129     Numbers Change
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