Chipmunk_Helen: переводы

→Aim of the game: to discover nature with many senses
Location: outdoor
Number of players: no limit
Age of players: 8 - 12
Preparation time: none
Materials needed: blindfolds for half the group
Length of activity: 20 – 30 minutes
Description:
Divide a group into pairs. One person should blind¬fold a partner and lead him/her through the forest to any tree that at¬tracts him/her. (How far will de¬pend on participants’ age and ability to orientate themselves. For all but very young children, a distance of 20-30 meters usually is not too far.) A partner should help the blindfolded person to explore the tree and to feel its uniqueness. Specific suggestions are best. For example, if you tell children to "Feel the tree," they will not respond with as much interest as if you say "Rub your cheek on the bark." Instead of "Explore your tree", be specific: "Is this tree still alive? - Can you put your arms around it?, - Is the tree older than you are?, - Can you find plants growing on it?, - Animal signs?, - Lichens?, - Insects?"
When the partner finishes exploring the tree, the other person should lead him/her back to where they began, but take an indirect route. (This part of the game has its fun side, with the guides leading their partners over imaginary logs and through thickets that might easily have been avoided.) Re¬move the blindfold and let the child try to find the tree with his eyes open. Suddenly, as the child searches for his tree, what was a forest becomes a collection of very individual trees. A tree can be an unforgettable experience in the child's life. Many times children who have played this game become attached to “their tree” and when they return to the place they played Meet a Tree, search through the forest again to find “their tree”.

→Meet a Tree

→Aim of the game: to discover nature by touch
Location: outdoor
Number of players: no limit
Age of players: no limit
Preparation time: none
Materials needed: none
Length of activity: 20 minutes
Description:
Divide participants into pairs. One person in the pair has his/her eyes covered, second one leads him/her to the piece of nature which she/he wants to ‘show’. A blindfolded person should touch the object and try to remember it. Then they come back to the start. The blindfolded person can uncover his/her eyes and try to find the same piece of nature. Later they change roles.

→Touch and Discover