Play Blob Tag
Topics: Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Outdoor
A simple modification on an old game keeps all of the children participating and active, giving everyone a chance to practice their running and dodging skills, and to get some much-needed moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity. This game is also a great way to reinforce the math concept of addition and to create a feeling of belonging among the players.
What You Do:
- Choose one child to be “It.”
- As “It” tags other players, they also become “It.” The result is a cluster of children that keeps growing until there’s just one big “blob” running around together.
- The last player tagged is the first person to be “It” in the next round.
For a more cooperative – and challenging – version, have tagged players hold hands with “It” and with all others tagged!
Rae Pica is a children's physical activity specialist and the author of A Running Start: How Play, Physical Activity, and Free Time Create a Successful Child (Da Capo Press, 2006) and Great Games for Young Children (Gryphon House, 2006).
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