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Have students find their own self space and designate 2-3 students as taggers (have them wear pinnies). On the teachers signal all students are to move in general space (preferably a locomotor movement other than running to begin with) trying to avoid being tagged by the taggers.

When students are tagged they are to freeze immediately and stand with their feet wide apart. To get unfrozen "free" taggers must crawl through the students legs. The student MUST crawl through the legs from the front. No one is allowed to go through starting from behind the tagged person. After the student gets completely through their legs and begins to move again they are eligible to be tagged again. Switch taggers and locomotor movements frequently.

SAFETY/TEACHING TIPS:

1. If students haven't played this before please demonstrate the proper way to go through the students legs. They start the crawl from the front of the standing person.

2. For older students it may be important for you to tell crawling students not to raise up until they are completely through the legs of the the frozen student.

3. Emphasize that taggers can't tag students during this process of going through the legs.

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