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USA State Tag / Mississippi River Shuffle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are given the opportunity to play a tag game while studing geographical sites in the U.S.A. (relative to the Mississippi River or to other geographic features you may choose).
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Finding NEMO

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students play agame based on Finding NEMO. They act as characters and play various roles wehre they chase, flee, and dodge.
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Exercise Tag ( a non elimination tag game)

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners, on signal, get up and do a designated locomotor movement. Students with foam balls try to tag other learners with the ball. When tagged, students go to a designated area and do a specified exercise. When finished they come back...
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Monster Mash

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice chasing, fleeing and dodging skills.
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Groundhog Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students act like groundhogs in order to practice the skills of chasing, fleeing, and dodging.
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Body Part Tag

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice their chasing, fleeing, and dodging skills. It is best to play this tag game in a smaller groups as opposed to the entire class.
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North Pole Chase and Flee

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students to use their chasing, fleeing, and dodging skills in a fun holiday environment as well as become acquainted with Santa and his 8 reindeer!(i.e., Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, or Blitzen).
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Planet Invasion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students apply what they have learned about chasing/fleeing/ dodging in a game situation.
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Caveman Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars practice fleeing and dodging skills, spatial awareness, some experience with normal tag games.
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Spiders and Flies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a fleeing and chasing game. They can only spread out when they come up with a rhyme.
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KETCHUP, MUSTARD AND MAYO

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners participate in a team game where they are attempting to pull as many flags as possible from the opposing teams. They work on their dodging, fleeing, tagging, and agility throughout the game.
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Animal Tag

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students play a chasing, fleeing game after choosing an animal to role play.
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Mickey and Minnie's Freeze Tag

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students use various locomotor skills to explore how to play tag while role playing Mickey and Minnie mouse.
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Partner Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students find a partner. After they are with a partner have them find a good self space in the playing area. Identify one student as the chaser and the other as the dodger. After the dodger is tagged, students switch roles.
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Pe Central: Instant Activity: Spongebob Squarepants Tag

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here is a variation of tag based on the popular cartoon "Spongebob Squarepants." Includes a simple way of randomly assigning who plays "it" during the game.