Physical Education Kindergarten
Tag! You're It!
Description
Students will participate in a game of tag, which encourages fitness and the ability to work together.
Themes
Participation, Sportsmanship, Respect, Fair Competition
Core Curriculum
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7500-01
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Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
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7500-02
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Apply movement concepts and principles to enhance motor skill development.
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7500-03
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Demonstrate a variety of locomotor movement forms.
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7500-06
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Acquire and apply knowledge specific to the activity setting.
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Learning Outcomes
Students Will:
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Perform running, chasing, fleeing, and dodging
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Practice straight, curved and zig-zag pathways as part of game strategy
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Apply space awareness skills, maintaining a safe learning environment
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Understand that physically activity contributes to a healthy lifestyle
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Cooperate with others
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Demonstrate fair competition, by displaying good sportsmanship and respect for others
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Activity: Elbow Tag
Preparation
Determine safe boundaries for play. Teach and practice appropriate chasing, fleeing, tagging
and spacing skills before engaging students in a full game. The game may last about 10 minutes.
Tools and Resources
1-2 small soft-foam balls
Large empty space without safety hazards
Instruction
Position pairs of students in a large activity area. The person who is "it" tries to tag the runner by
touching him on the shoulder with a small soft-foam ball. The runner can avoid being tagged by linking elbows
with a member of any pair on the playing field. He then shouts "Go" and the other member of the pair must take
off as the new runner, pursued by the person who is "it." No one should be stationary in this activity. Students
should not pair up until the "it" is near. Discuss how basic locomotor skills are the building blocks for all
Olympic sports, and that mastery of these skills will enable them to better perform in any activity.
Assessment
Students will:
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Participate in class activities
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Evaluate student performance
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Extensions
Discuss cardiovascular fitness and healthy heart exercises. As student skills progress,
use more than one "it" during the game.
Further Research
Pangrazi, R.P., & Dauer, V.P. (1992). Dynamic Physical Education for
Elementary School Children (10th Ed.), pp. 292-299.
Schiemer, S. (2000). Assessment Strategies for Elementary Physical Education.
Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (www.humankinetics.com).
Gabbard, C., LeBlanc, B., & Lowry, S. (1994). Physical Education for Children:
Building the Foundation. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Pp. 137-166.
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