Salute Tag

SKILL FOCUS

Motor skills, running, agility, speed

GROUP SIZE

A safe number where students will not bump

EQUIPMENT

None

LOCATION

Inside or outside

SAFETY

Make sure children do not bump into one another

PURPOSE

A tag game where you get tagged, you must freeze in a salute position with your legs shoulder width apart.

SETUP

Have the children spread out all over the room and pick one child to be the chaser.  The rest of the class tried to stay away from the chaser.

INSTRUCTIONS

On 'go' the chaser begins running after the other children who are being careful not to bump into one another.

Once a child gets tagged, they must freeze in a military position of a soldier who is saluting.

The child who is caught should make sure their legs are spread about shoulder width apart.

Once the caught child is saluting with legs apart, a child who is not caught can slide carefully through their legs from front to backside to free them.

At this point, the caught child is now free to join back in the game.

Every couple of minutes, change the kids who are the chasers.

MODIFICATIONS

To make it harder, add more kids to each team.