A handshake is when two people grasp one of their hands together and shake. Shaking hands is offend used in sports to thank your opponent for playing, and when you make a bet on something it is still not a bet before you shake hands. Shaking hands is when two people greet each other. A handshake is also when people congratulate each other and at the end of an argument. Some clubs like Scout Clubs make up their own handshake to say their a part of the club. It is believed that the handshake originated about the 2ND century BC. The handshake is also used at parliament and at the end of court. The handshake is also used at the end of game shows like Deal or No Deal and Bert’s Family Feud.   Photo by Litandmore

Click on the link below to hear Devon present a great goss’ that made the whole class want to shake his hand!

Devon’s 2nd Goss!

Needs: You will need a high bounce ball and a 8 square court with the same amount of playing with it.

Object of the Game: The object of the game is to move to the lower  square to the higher squares. The Peron in the square is called the Emperor. The Emperor is the person who begins the game and is also the person who chooses the rules. You have to try and get to the top square then you have the power of choosing rules. The emperor tries to get the lower squares out.

Rules: . If the ball bounces out you move down a square. The ball must bounce in your square before hitting. If you purposely interfere with a other person’s shot you will move down a square. If you are in the dunce and you miss a shot your on minus one. if the ball bounces on the line the emperor  most come and bounce on that line high in the air. If the ball hits someone they are out.

Down-ball can be played in heaps of places.  Like playing individually or play with a friend on concrete.  

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