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Name of Activity: Run for Your Team
Prerequisites: Moving through general space safely.
Suggested Grade Level: 3 - 5
Materials Needed: 15-20 medium cones, 15-20 dome or mini cones, enough ½ sized pool noodles for one half of a class, different colored pinnies for 4 groups (for example, yellow, red, blue, green pinnies), enough deck rings for one half of a class, large grassy area.
Description of Idea With the dome cones, make a large circle or 'base' in a grassy area. Make sure this circle is large enough for one half of the class to move in and out of freely without bumping into others. Place the medium cones in a random pattern around the inner circle. Place some of the cones closer and some farther from the inner circle of dome cones. Cones should be well spaced to allow the students enough running room without bumping into each other.
Divide the class into 4 teams and have them put on the pinnies. Choose 2 of the teams to start as the tagging teams and 2 of the teams will start inside the dome cone (circle base) area as the runners. Tagging teams should each have a ½ pool noodle and a deck ring.
On the signal "Run for your team!" runners students attempt to run to ANY cone outside of circle base and back to circle base to earn a point for their own team. If a student is tagged, the tagger and the runner both hold the deck ring so that the tagger can lead the runner back to circle base. No point is awarded to that running team. The runner can then try again. A team earns a point each time a runner touches a cone and makes it back to circle base. Runners may use the cones as secondary bases before attempting to run back to the circle base. Runners may also use multiple cones as bases if they are being chased by a tagger and cannot immediately make it back to the circle base.
The teacher or a scorekeeper can keep track of the points for each of the running teams. Runners entering the circle base have scored a point, runners being led back by the deck ring do not score a point. Time each round for 3-4 minutes and then switch roles.
Assessment Ideas: Do the tagging teams spread out around the field area to have full coverage? Do the tagging teams make an organized plan to tag the runners? For example, waiting for them to return to base? Do the running teams watch where the taggers are to determine when to run? Do the running teams use the cones as secondary bases to get away from the taggers?
Adaptations for Students with Disabilities: Place cones closer for students with disabilities. If they are a tagger, give them a longer pool noodle. For younger students, eliminate teams and select 6-8 students to be taggers and rotate taggers every 1-2 minutes.
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