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1997-98 Instant Activity Archives
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Week 8: Oct. 6-10, 1997
IA Name: Muscle Tag
Grade Level: 2-5
Equipment: Yarn balls to tag with, cones for boundaries
Directions:
NOTE: This idea works best after you have taught your students several of the muscles of the body.
Have all students get a yarn ball and ask them to find a good self space in the playing area (best designated by cones-NOT the walls of a gym). On the teachers signal students are to walk and try to tag anyone and everyone in the area. When tagged the students are to freeze, touch a muscle on their body that has been discussed in class (i.e., rectus abdominus, bicep, quadricep, tricep, etc.) with their yarn ball, then they are to wait for a classmate to come over and guess which muscle they are touching. If they identify the correct muscle then the frozen student is allowed to continue playing. If they guess incorrectly then they have to wait for another student to come by and identify the muscle correctly.
Teaching Tips:
Start kids off by walking and then change it to a faster walk or skipping, hopping, etc.
Gluteous maximus is not an appropriate muscle to identify for this game.
Submitted by Joselle Edwards who teaches PE at Harding Ave. Elementary in Blacksburg, VA. Thanks for contributing to PE Central!
[1997-98 Instant Activity Archives]
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