Recreation popularity rankings for junior high school students
We’re introducing popular recreational activities for junior high schoolers in a ranking format!
When someone asks, “What kinds of activities do junior high school students enjoy?” do you have something that comes to mind right away?
Many people probably find themselves thinking, “Hmm… I’m not sure.”
Even for junior high schoolers themselves, when a large group gets together, it can be hard to know which activities to choose.
In times like that, be sure to check out this article and use it as a reference.
If you’re planning recreation for an event aimed at junior high school students, this will definitely come in handy!
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Recreation Popularity Ranking for Junior High School Students (71–80)
trick question71rank/position
A trick quiz that tends to fool people all the more when they’re fired up saying, “I won’t be deceived!” Whether you’re confident in your mental flexibility or not, everyone can get into it, and it might even help students bond with each other.
For example: “Which has thorns? Rose or chrysanthemum or lily.” If you read the question carefully, you can answer easily, but if you respond reflexively, you’ll fall right into the trap! Trick quizzes can sometimes leave you feeling frustrated with sneaky answers, but remember it’s just for fun—so enjoy it without blaming the quizmaster!
No-No Yo Game72rank/position
The “Iyaiyayo Game” is a game where you say things that would be unpleasant if they happened and have fun with it.
The game proceeds to the melody of the American folk song “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.” It’s a game you can enjoy with close friends and a great way to sharpen your sense of humor! If your parody lyrics are a bit off, someone may call a stop, so it’s a good idea to build up a stock of ideas in your daily life so you can improvise funny lyrics that fit the melody.
Sports Chanbara73rank/position
Have you heard of Sports Chanbara? As a sport you can play in a gym, it’s a great idea to include in your school festival.
The rules are simple—you battle using air-soft swords—but it’s surprisingly engaging.
Safety is well covered too: wear protectors and there’s no need to worry about injuries.
You can even use rolled-up newspaper as a substitute sword, so you don’t need any special equipment.
It’s perfect not only for recreation with friends but also for P.E.
classes.
You’ll get to move your body to the fullest, and everyone is sure to have a blast.
Give it a try!
Doobee-doo-badoo game74rank/position
This is the “Dubi-Duba-Du Game,” which became hugely popular thanks to YouTubers like Fischer’s.
The basic rule is that while saying “Dubi-duba-du,” you point at someone, and the person who’s pointed at says “Du-du-du.” It gets more exciting if you try to make people slip up—for example, by pretending to bet fate, repeating the same pattern and then suddenly pointing at someone else, and so on.
Nanjamonja75rank/position
Nanjamonja Game is a game where you give names to monsters called Nanjamonja that don’t have names.
Draw a card, and if it’s a Nanjamonja you haven’t seen before, give it a name.
Place the drawn cards in a single pile.
If a Nanjamonja that already has a name appears, call out its name.
The first person to say it gets all the cards in the pile.
The player with the most cards wins.
Pose Matching Game76rank/position
The more people you have, the more exciting it might get! Let me introduce a pose-matching game.
As the name suggests, everyone strikes a pose together on the count of “Ready, go!” to match a given prompt, and if every pose matches, you succeed.
Prompts can be anything everyone knows—animals, characters, different professions, or people you know.
With larger groups, you can make it a team competition where the first team to get a perfect match wins—that sounds fun too.
It’s a unique game that puts teamwork to the test.
Give it a try!
Teleportation Game77rank/position
Everyone stands in a circle, places a rolled-up newspaper stick upright at their own spot, steps away, and before it falls, moves to the next person’s spot to quickly support their stick.
Since you can’t move into that spot until your neighbor moves, it may look like an individual challenge, but teamwork is probably important too.
Paying attention to details—like at what angle to set the stick so it stays upright and how to grip and support it—is crucial.
As the distance to your neighbor increases, quicker movement is required, so once you get used to it, we recommend gradually increasing the spacing.
