Call and Response Games Weather Cock
( Call and Response, Educational, Guessing, Physical Contest )This game besides offering much sport may be made to serve a useful purpose in familiarizing children with the points of the compass.
The class having learned which directions are north east south and west one player who represents the weather bureau stands in front of the others (or the teacher may take this part) and calls out which way the wind blows. For instance when he says “The wind blows north” the players turn quickly toward the north if he says “west ” the players turn to the west whenever he says “whirlwind ” the players all spin around quickly three times on the right heel.
The interest will depend very largely on the rapidity and variety with which the leader calls the various points of the compass. For older children halfway points may be named as northwest southeast etc.