Objective: Run to opposing line
without being tagged by a ‘centipede’
Equipment: large open area / 3 jerseys / 4 cones
Set-Up: Use 4 cones to establish 2 lines. Boys line-up on one line; girls line-up on
the
other. Chose 2-3 students to wear a jersey,
designating themselves as ‘centipedes’
Centipedes stand in
middle of play area.
Game Play: Teacher calls out “Anyone who ….” Students run if they agree with the sentence.
Example: “Anyone who packed their lunch today. Run!”
-- students who packed
should run to other side. If students are tagged, they kneel where they were tagged and
raise their hand. They are ‘stuck’
there, until a classmate can ‘un-stick’ them on the next turn by tagging their
hand. Continue calling facts. To change ‘centipedes’, have students choose
another student who is standing quietly with hand raised.
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Objective: Avoid being tagged
Equipment: 3 jerseys
Set-Up: Students spread out in open space. Designate a safe playing area and boundaries.
Game Play: Students wearing jerseys try to tag classmates on the back. To avoid being
tagged, players must
hold their foot in 1 hand, and touch their nose with the other.
If a player loses
balanced and is tagged, they go to the boundary line and perform
a ‘nose-n-toes’ touch
for 10 seconds, then re-enter the game.
Continue play.
Switch
'taggers' after 2 minutes.
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Objective: To cross the opponent’s endline without being tagged.
Equipment: 1 quarter (or small object)
/ 4 cones / a method to distinguish 2 teams (boys/girls, blue shirt/white
shirt, shorts/pants)
Set-Up: Use 4 cones to designate 2 endlines. One team stands on 1 endline, other team
stands on other endline.
Game Play: Teacher helps organize the offensive team. Assign one person to hold the quarter.
All other students,
pretend they are holding the quarter.
Encourage development
of a team strategy
(single line, opposite side of the line, walk/run, etc…) On
teacher’s command, the
game begins. The offensive team tries
to cross opposing
teams endline without
being tagged. If they’re tagged, they
must stop, open their
hands, and show the
opponent that they do/don’t have the quarter.
After
confirming they don’t
have the quarter, the offensive student may begin
pretending to have the
football again. If quarter makes across
without being
tagged, the offensive
team gets a point. If not, the quarter
switches sides and
begins again.
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