Yard Games/ Gemau Buarth Goleuadau traffic/ Trafic lights

1. Yard Games/ GemauBuarth Goleuadau traffic/ Trafic lights Explain to the children – coch/red – means they have to stop oren/orange- means the children need to skip gwyrdd/green- means the children need to run Stop/stopiwch Sgipio/ skip Rhedeg/run Children run around within a small area and the teacher calls out one of the three colours. The children must listen carefully and must change the way they are traveling when one of the colours is called out. Maximum time of game 1 minute, children rest and play again

2. Yard Games/ GemauBuarth Beth yw’ramser Mr Blaidd?/What’s the time Mr Fox? All the children stand in a line and one child is the fox and stands in front of the other children. The children shout to the fox Beth yw’ramser Mr Blaidd?/ What’s the time Mr Fox? The fox replies with an answer – 1 o’rgloch/ 1 o clock, 2 o’rgloch/ 2 o clock, 3 o’rgloch/3 o clock. If the fox calls out 1 o’rgloch/1 o clock the children take one step forward. This is repeated several times – if the fox calls out AmserCinio/Lunch time the fox can chase the children, if he catches a child that child is the fox and the game starts again.

3. Yard Games/ GemauBuarth Mae’rffermwreisiaugwraig/The farmer wants a wife All the children hold hands in a circle and the farmer stands in the middle. As the children walk round in a circle they sing Mae’rffermwreisiaugwraig, Mae’rffermwreisiaugrwaig, Hey ho di hey di ho Mae’rffermwreisiaugwraig. When the song is finished the children stop and the farmer chooses a wife. Once the wife is in the middle of the circle the children start walking and sing again. This time the wife wants a baby, so they sing:- Mae’rgwraigeisiaubabi, Mae’rgwraigeisiaubabi, Hey ho di hey di ho Mae’rgrwaigeisiaubabi.

4. Yard Games/ GemauBuarth Mae’rffermwreisiaugwraig/The farmer wants a wife When the song is finished the children stop and the wife chooses a baby. Once the baby is in the middle of the circle the children start walking and sing again. This time the baby wants a nurse, so they sing:- Mae’rbabieisiaunyrs, Mae’rbabieisiaunyrs, Hey ho di hey di ho Mae’rbabieisiaunyrs. When the song is finished the children stop and the baby chooses a nurse. Once the nurse is in the middle of the circle the children start walking and sing again. This time the nurse wants a dog, so they sing:- Mae’rnyrseisiau ci, Mae’rnyrseisiau ci, Hey ho di hey di ho Mae’rnyrseisiau ci.

5. Yard Games/ GemauBuarth Mae’rffermwreisiaugwraig/The farmer wants a wife When the song is finished the children stop and the nurse chooses a dog. Once the dog is in the middle of the circle the children start walking and sing again. This time the dog wants a bone, so they sing:- Mae’r ci eisiauasgwrn, Mae’r ci eisiauasgwrn, Hey ho di hey di ho Mae’r ci eisiauasgwrn. When the song is finished the children stop and the dog chooses a bone. Once the bone is in the middle of the circle the children walk into the circle and sing:- Everyone eats the bone Mae pawbynbwyta’rasgwrn, Mae pawbynbwyta’rasgwrn, Hey ho di hey di ho Mae pawbynbwyta’ragwrn.

6. Yard Games/ GemauBuarth Mae’rffermwreisiaugwraig/The farmer wants a wife Words in english 1.The farmer wants a wife, The farmer wants a wife, Hey ho di hey di ho, The farmer wants a wife. 2.The wife wants a baby, The wife wants a baby, Hey ho di hey di ho, The wife wants a baby. 3.The baby wants a nurse, The baby wants a nurse, Hey ho di hey di ho, The baby wants a nurse. 4.The nurse wants a dog, The nurse wants a dog, Hey ho di hey di ho, The nurse wants a dog. 5.The dog wants a bone, The dog wants a bone, Hey ho di hey di ho, The dog wants a bone. 5.Everyone eats the bone, Everyone eats the bone, Hey ho di hey di ho, Everyone eats the bone.