This document describes several traditional games from Greece that are played by children. It provides the name, number of participants, materials needed, and basic rules for each game. Some of the games described are Diavolakia (trying to remove each other's tails), Giants (one child chases the others), Mila (throwing and catching a ball), and Psaraki (forming a circle and tagging each other). Each game involves 4-20 children, requires little to no equipment, and takes place outside in open spaces like streets, parks or schoolyards.

1. Traditional Games in
Greece
E-twinning Project 2016/17
Spain and Greece
2nd Graders

2. Some tips to go through this
presentation…
1. Revise the key grammar or vocabulary: can, run, walk, clothe,
circle…
2. Explain the game in students´ mother tongue.
3. Then, in English.
4. Watch the video and reinforce the content.
5. Go through the questions where all the class participate orally in
an informal way.
6. …and play the games!!!

3. Traditional Games in Greece
 Name: ( Diavolakia) Little Devils
 Number of participants: from 4 to 10
 Space: the street, the school’ s backyard, the park…
 Materials: cloth or paper tails
 Description: the children put on their tails. They spread around. They try to take
off each other’s tail. The last one, with a tail still on, is the winner.

4. Traditional Games in Greece
 Questions:
 How many children can participate?
 Where can you play this game?
 What do you need? A tail…?
 Do you run or walk?
 Do you like it?

5. Traditional Games in Greece
 Name: ( Gigantes) Giants
 Number of participants: 4-20
 Space: the street, the school’ s backyard, the park… (wide space)
 Materials: -
 Description: a child (the giant), opposite a straight line of children, asks: Who is
afraid of the giants? The other children answer: Nobody…and they run to the other
end of the field escaping from the giant. If the giant catches someone, he becomes
a giant and they try to catch the children that return to their first line. And so on…

6. Traditional Games in Greece
 Questions:
 How many children can participate?
 Where can you play this game?
 Do you walk or run?
 Do you like it?
 Is it fun?

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 Name: ( Mila) Apples
 Number of participants: 4-10
 Space: the street, the school’ s backyard, the park…
 Materials: a ball
 Description: two children throw a ball to each other. They try to hit the children in
the middle with the ball. When the ball hits a child, he is out. If he catches the ball,
he earns one more life. The last one to remain in the middle is the winner.

8. Traditional Games in Greece
 Questions:
 How many children can participate?
 Where can you play this game?
 What do you need? A ball..?
 Do you jump? Do you run?
 Do you like it?

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 Name: (Psaraki, psaraki, vatrahaki…)Little fish, little fish, little frog…
 Number of participants: 4-10
 Space: the street, the school’ s backyard, the park…
 Materials: -
 Description: the children form a circle. One of them stands up. He goes round
and pats the children on the shoulder. He says “little fish…little fish…” when he
says “little frog” to a child, this child stands up and tries to catch the first child,
before he manages to sit down.

10. Traditional Games in Greece
 Questions:
 How many children can participate?
 Where can you play this game?
 Do you run? Do you sit?
 Do you like it?

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 Enjoy the games!