REP Game of the Month: Tic-Tac-Toe Relay

Who doesn’t love a game of Tic-Tac-Toe? Try an active spin on the classic with our Recess Enhancement Program (REP) game of the month, Tic-Tac-Toe Relay. After creating a giant game board, players will race back and forth to complete the set before the other team. But remember, this isn’t your regular Tic-Tac-Toe, so you need to work as a team to come up with a game plan.

Tic-Tac-Toe Relay

Who: Grades 3-5

Players: 10+

Time: 10+ minutes

Where: Small playground

Equipment: Six cones and nine hula hoops

How to Play

Form two teams (Team X and Team O) and line up. Each team will represent a different color cone. Give the first three people on each team cones of their color.
Use hula hoops to set up a Tic-Tac-Toe board on the opposite end of the playground from where the players are lined up.
When the facilitator, yells, "Go," the first player on each team races to the Tic-Tac-Toe board, places a cone on the board, and runs back to the starting line.
The second player on the team goes when the first player runs back and give him or her a high five.
After three players have run to the board, the next players move their team's cones. The game continues until a team gets three cones in a row.