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Time Bomb

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of playing a game of tag with four players throwing balls at kids in the center. Those who are hit with the ball are out of the game until there are four kids in the middle...
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a P.E. game that focuses on strengthening the abdominal and leg muscles using scooters. With five students acting as the "Grinches," they guard beanbags while sitting on scooters, while the rest of the students...
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King and Queen of the Jewels

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play a game in physical education class. They try to steal "jewels" from the other students in order to become the new "King or Queen of the Jewels."
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The Ghost In The Graveyard

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice chasing and fleeing skills by playing the game Ghost in the Graveyard.
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Turkeys and Feathers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play a game of tag while holding the position of turkey or feather. The turkey's are it and when they catch a feather they switch positions. Great for Thanksgiving.
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Odds and Evens

For Teachers 1st
First graders play a game to practice identifying odd and even numbers. They are divided into two teams. If the number chosen out of a bag is odd, the odd team runs back to their goal line while being chased by the even team and vice versa.
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Move Your Body- Just Like Clifford!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read the book Clifford's Sports Day. In this kinesthetic lesson, students mimic movements from the text and participate in a game of "Simon Says."
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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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Brainiac Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners participate in a special game of tag while reinforcing the math skills they have learned.
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Physical Education: Tag - You're Wet!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students play a version of water tag under close adult supervision. In waist high water, several students are "it" and the remaining class members have to get to the other side of the pool without being tagged. The first student to...
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Respiratory Attack Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play tag using science terms.
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Compost Tag

For Teachers K - 5th
Students identify biodegradable items. In this environmental lesson, students participate in a game of tag. A student's name is called out along with a biodegradable item and the student is tossed a ball.
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Partner Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils 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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Partner Tag 20

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils are asked to find a partner and join hands (preferably not interlocking fingers) or hook elbows.
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TOG (Jog-Tag)

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students go out to the track or around the outside perimeter of a gym. Two or three taggers start at one end of the track while the rest start at the opposite end. Then all run in one direction around the track. At the signal, they begin...
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Triangle Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice their chasing, fleeing, and dodging skills in small groups.
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Warm Ups & Cool Downs for Children

For Teachers K - 5th
What makes an effective warm-up and cool-down activity? as well as tips for leading stretches. Find detailed activity plans, as well as tips for leading stretches, for elementary school, tag-based games (including one game called "Toilet...
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"Musical Food

For Teachers K - 6th
Students review the idea of healthy foods and examples of these foods. They play the game "Musical Food" performing a designated locomotor movement around the playing area until the music stops.
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Soccer - Lesson 16 - Practice

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Lesson 16 is just another day of practice in preparation for the class soccer World Cup. There is a pretty involved warm-up activity called Flag Drag Tag. The skills of tag, running around and trying to stay away from taggers is a...
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Footbag - Lesson 3 - Outside Kick

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Agile athletes can master the game of Footbag, or Hacky Sack. It's a quick game of reflexes and flexibility. Balance is of utmost importance when performing the skills. Lesson 3 teaches them how to perform the outside kick. Note:...
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Throw and Catch Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students throw and catch, moving through general space safely amongst others.
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Dance Tag

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students get moving instantly while reviewing already learned dance movements, the levels concept, and the self-space concept.
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Paper Plate Aerobics

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners participate in physical activities with paper plates under their feet. In this paper plate aerobics lesson, students make original routines consisting of a series of moves and play tag,
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Garden of Letters

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students learn a game of tag that is delivered in the format of a garden with a queen bee that is the tagger. They work on the skills of locomotor movements, spatial awareness, and letter recognition. The lesson plan includes a variation...

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