Play this fun twist on capture the flag with your class! After setting up the equipment, divide the class into two equal teams, and choose one person to be a guard on each team. The guard is the only person on either team allowed to stand inside the three-point line protecting the ball. Players from both teams run to the other side without getting tagged, but if they become tagged they must go to jail. 

Concepts

exercise, balls

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Additional Tags

physical education

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Instructional Ideas

• Have the game set up prior to students walking into class (including the jail, ball and cone, safe spots, etc.)
• Model how one would capture the ball
• Provide jerseys for guards

Classroom Considerations

• Best played on a basketball court
• Intended for teachers but can be used to show students how to play the game as well
• Requires cones, balls, and hula hoops for playing

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Gets children running around and moving
• Video is simple and easy to understand the game

Cons

• None