Category: Tag

Everybody’s It

· ALL, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, No Equipment!, Outdoor, Tag

Grade level: 1-8
Equipment: None
Game Description: ‘Everybody’s It’ is a classic all-time favorite tag game with non-stop action! Everybody is it, and everybody can also get tagged. If a player gets tagged, he must sit where he was tagged. He is stuck down until the player who tagged him gets tagged, and then he’s back up. It’s that simple! This is a very active game; lots of running. If players are sitting too long then the teacher can yell out, “free pass” and then they can get back up. If players tag eachother at the same time then they play a round of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ to see who sits. Read More →

Team Ball Tag

· ALL, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Tag

Grade level: 3-8
Equipment: Foam balls, pinnies
Game Description: Team Ball Tag gets players moving in teams to try to tag other teams with foam balls. Read More →

Pirates & Sailors

· ALL, Fun, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Tag

Grade level: 4-8
Equipment: Mats, pool noodles
Game Description: Pirates & Sailors gives pirates a chance to try to tag sailors by chasing them with a pool noodle! If a sailor gets tagged, he must go into the pirate ship (prison). Sailors are safe in their own ships, but can only stay in them for 3 seconds. Sailors stuck in prison can be freed by other sailors if they can get to them without getting caught by a pirate. This game can get really intense; a great way to get exercise and have fun! Read More →

Catch Me If You Can

· ALL, Fun, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Tag

Grade level: 1-6
Equipment: Foam balls, music
Game Description: Another throwing and catching game with a fun twist! Pairs toss a ball back and forth until the music stops and then run for it! Read More →

Soccerball Tag

· ALL, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Outdoor, Soccer, Tag

Grade level: 2-8
Equipment: Soccer balls (or nerf balls, dodgeballs)
Game Description: Soccerball tag provides a fun opportunity to practice dribbling, passing, kicking, dodging, and spacial awareness. In soccer ball tag, the taggers dribble a foam ball around and try to kick it at the feet of the roamers to tag them. If a player gets tagged by a ball, they also become a tagger and grab a ball from the side. The game gets trickier as more and more players become it. Give it a go in a soccer unit or as a stand alone game! Read More →

Eraser Football

· ALL, Football, Fun, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, Outdoor, Tag

Grade level: 2-8
Equipment: Pencil eraser
Game Description: Eraser tag is an offense/defense team strategy game that mimics aspects of football, ultimate, and the like. Read More →

Space Invaders

· ALL, Gr 1, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, No Equipment!, Tag, Warm-up

Grade level: 1-4
Equipment: None
Game Description: This game of Space Invaders has nothing to do with the Atari videogame that you’re probably relating the name to. This version of a PE game gives players a chance to work on some basic movement skills (jumping, hopping, skipping, galloping, etc) in a type of tag game. Read More →

Crows & Cranes

· ALL, Gr 2, Gr 3, Gr 4, Gr 5, Gr 6, Gr 7, Gr 8, No Equipment!, Tag

Grade level: 2-8
Equipment: None
Game Description: Crows & Cranes is some plain old fashioned fun. Half of the players are Crows and the other half are Cranes. Each group will have their turns chasing each other trying to tag the opposing players to get them to join their team. Read More →

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