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Before You Start: Find an area with 4 corners or spaces (e.g. a room, a rug, a table).
Before You Start: Designate numbers to 4 corners or spaces in your playing area.
Before You Start: Have players split equally among the four designated corners.
Before You Start: Do a practice round with the leader in the middle.
Review the four designated corners or spaces in the playing area with all students. Have them repeat which number each corner is, numbering them one through four.
Assign a player to be the leader and have them stand in the middle of the playing area.
Once all players are spread out among the four corners, have the leader close their eyes and start counting to 10 slowly. Be sure the leader is being loud enough for all players to hear them!
While the leader is counting, all of the players are moving around quietly to a different corner.
Once the leader gets to 10, all of the players must be at a corner and they stop moving.
The leader will then point to a corner and say the corner number out loud. The leader can only open their eyes after they have selected a corner.
All of the students standing in the corner that the leader selected must do an action, like 10 jumping jacks. If no players are in the corner that the leader selects, the leader begins a new round.
The leader will count again, and repeat the previous steps.
The leader chooses another person to be the leader for the next round!

Academic Application:

Choose a topic related to a unit you’re teaching, and pick 4 items from that lesson, assigning a corner to each of those items. Example: four different elements from the periodic table, the four cardinal directions, or the words for four colors in different languages
Another Way to Play:

Reverse roles! Have the entire class count together while one person sneaks. Then, with eyes still closed, everyone points to the corner they believe the person is in. If correct, the seated player gets a point.
Another Way to Play:

Designate “corners” in a different way.
1. Use objects (colored paper, cones, stuffed animals) to provide students a visual reminder of each area.
2. Assign corners animal names (use pictures to remind students) and ask the caller to choose a corner by making that animal sound.

Before You Start: Gather your group in a circle. Have everyone place their hands behind their backs.
Before You Start: Choose one person to be in the middle of the circle.
The person in the middle of the circle tries to guess who on the outside of the circle is holding the bunny.
To begin, the person in the middle of the circle will close their eyes while the group begins chanting in rhythm “Bob the Bunny, Bob, Bob, the Bunny!”
As you are chanting, start passing the bunny around the circle, keeping the bunny behind you.
When the leader calls out “Freeze!”, the person in the middle is allowed to open their eyes. They will then get three guesses to try to figure out who is holding the bunny.
If the person in the middle guesses correctly, they change places with the person that was caught holding the bunny.
If the person in the middle does not guess correctly within 3 tries, they become a part of the circle and a new person is chosen to go in the middle.

For the month of April we are continuing to focus on the theme of relationship skills. Relationship skills help you navigate the complexity of relating to and building connections with others.

Using positive language is our focus this week. By using words that are kind, supportive, and encouraging we can improve communication and de-escalate conflicts. Playing a game like Four Corners can provide many opportunities to practice using positive language, both in celebrating successes, and motivating ourselves and others after setbacks. Using positive language may not always be easy, and that is okay, keep at it.

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