I’ll show you few ajaraaq (string games)

You need a piece of string (yarn) to play.

Cut out a string that is about one adult arm length and tie it together.

1. The string is now in oval shape.

2. Put your string on both your thumb and pinky

3. Get the string from left with your right tikiq and twist it.

4. Now with your left tikiq get the string from right

5. And let go of your right pinky and thumb.

6. You just made a tupiq.

   
   

I learned ajaraaq from my Dad and my older sister.

Here is a video of me teaching ajaraaq(string games) I think its fishing net.(lol)

Cognitive and physical domains

Physical, Social, Emotional, Cognitive Domains.

I’ll show you a video of how Arm pull is played.

This is a traditional game, they play this game during Christmas games, and or at home activity. And also during class activity.

No Materials needed.

No material preparation is needed.

Step-By-Step Instructions for the arm pull activity.

1. In pair

2. Competitors face each other sitting on the floor

3. One leg is bent and the other is straight.

4. Competitors lock legs and hook right arms at the elbow

5. The other hand is holding ankle of opponents bent leg

6. Opponents pull slowly and steadily at the elbow

7. The object is to try to pull other Opponent over or until opponents hand touches chest of winner

   This traditional game is passed down knowledge

   And I learnt how to play this traditional game in elementary school

Physical and cognitive domains

Sitorktaq is a traditional Inuit game that is often played by kids.

1. The person playing sitorktaq would have to squat down in a hands-free position

2. The person then would have to thrust out their legs in alternatively, like a Russian type-dancing.

3. The person who kicks the longest wins the sitortaq competition.

We learnt how to do this fun competition back in Elementary.

-ooloota

A game where the goal is to keep at least three (3) object in the air for as long as possible. It is played on Holman Island and is sometimes taught to students as a culture activity.

Can make out of leather or seal skin to make juggling balls

Materials.

Leather/seal skin

Wax thread

Scissors/blade

Pen

Physical Domain

2-5 balls in the air as long as possible

You can sing along while juggling until the song is end

But if someone is hosting the one that juggling the most/fastest wins for ex: If you drop one of the objects your out