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Name of Activity: Triangle Tag

Purpose of Activity: To have students work together and practice their chasing, fleeing, and dodging skills.

Suggested Grade Level: 4th and Up

Materials Needed: Cones to identify playing area

Description of Idea

Have students form groups of three and join hands. The fourth group member will be outside the circle of three that are holding hands. He/She will be the chaser. Designate one person in the circle as the person that the chaser will try and tag.

On the teachers signal the chaser will try and tag the designated person in the group. The group holding hands will work together to try and protect the taggee. Play for a designated amount of time and if they tag the taggee then witch roles.

Variations:

Have the circled group hook elbows instead of hands.

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Submitted by Ken Bell. Thanks for contributing to PE Central! Posted on PEC: 8/29/2001. Viewed 129473 times since 8/24/2001.

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lense
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

hey it was vry fasicnating and my daughter enjoyed it very much me n her i lost 7 pounds omg!!!
lolkd
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

it was intersting!!!!!=d :*)

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Jennifer
Thursday, January 07, 2010

To keep the students in the same spot I will sometimes place a bowling pin in the middle of the three holding hands. If they knock that over, it is the same as being tagged. It adds an extra challenge!
fefe
Thursday, November 19, 2009

this game looks awesome. I will totes play it!
bobo
Thursday, November 19, 2009

this game is awesome! I think everyone should play it! It is a great game for your children to learn to play safe.
bob
Thursday, November 05, 2009

i played this at cross country! fun! im usin it for my gym project
Sam
Tuesday, November 03, 2009

i LOVE this game so much fun
Olajunti Mccullough
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

it is an exciting game
Kristin Bell
Sunday, January 25, 2009

I am a resident student in arlington tx and i tried this lesson with 7th and 8th graders... the class is boys and girls and they had a lot of problems with this game because they didn't like holding hands and having to be so close to each other... maybe this would be a better game for elementary or high school... i thought it was a great game though
Gabriela
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Sounds like a good game I think I might actually try this one because it sounds fascinating! *Love Always* Oh and PE is the best!!!
Janice
Saturday, November 01, 2008

A variation is to use a neck tie (or other type of flag/scarf) and have the tagee place in back of waistband, hanging out as a "tail". The tagger has to try and grab the tail. I played this myself, great work-out, and fun! I think Kevin misunderstood - tagee is not inside the circle but is the third person holding hands. Tagger is outside circle, the circle is moving clockwise and counterclockwise as needed to keep tagee away from tagger. Also, circle should not be moving across the floor but should just be spinning, remaining in the same area. Tagger makes quick movements left and right, faking, and trying to get around to tag tagee (or grab tail). My legs were like jelly after this!
Rebecca
Saturday, September 13, 2008

This is a great instant activity it really works out good. Why would they fall over??? You just need to make directions clear and have a demonstration. any good pe teacher knows that.
Kevin Webster
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Wouldn't the group of 3 almost be hugging the tagee, and wouldn't the tagger have to strike the group of three over the head or shoulders to get at the taggee, and wouldn't they just fall over if thier legs all became tangled?
Claire
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Is there a history for this game?

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