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Oklahoma Agriculture in the Classroom

Games



Rutabaga

  1. Bring a rutabaga and other tough-skinned fruits and vegetables to class.
  2. Have players sit in a circle and pass the rutabaga around as they count from left to right, starting with the number one.
  3. When the number five or any multtiple of five comes up, the word “Rutabaga” is called out instead.
  4. Match the other vegetables to different numbers, and play the game with different multiples.
  5. Variation: Play the game with sevens. Whenever "Rutabaga" (or whatever) is called, the direction of the number-calling is reversed. If the game progresses into the 70s, the counting changes to "rutabaga 1, rutabaga 2," etc. Whenever a player makes a mistake, he or she gets one penalty point and starts the game from the beginning again.