All students start with a coloured sash tucked in the back of their shorts and hanging down behind them (tails). On “GO”, all students run around
Screen Tag
Working in groups of four; three students stand in a circle holding hands, the fourth on the outside of this circle. On the word “GO”, the student
Scarecrow Tag
Select two or three students as taggers, everyone else holds a tennis ball. When tagged, students must stand still like a scarecrow with their legs
Rock, Bridge, Tree Tag
This game is played like a normal game of tag, except that each time a player is tagged they must freeze in a particular pose. The first time a
Octopus Tag
Create a court approximately the size of a basketball court. Three participants are nominated as the taggers (Octopus). The rest of the group
Line Tag
The aim of this tag game is for all players to remain on the lines of the court. The taggers who are carrying the balls chase the other student’s
Head And Bottom Tag
Divide the class in half. One group puts one hand on their heads (Heads). The other group puts one hand on their bottoms (Bottoms). On "go" the
Freight Train Tag
Working in groups of 3-5 one student is the tagger and attempts to join the end of the train by either tagging the last student, or running to join
Everybody’s It
Every person in this game is ‘IT’, hence the name. When tagged in the course of the game, you squat down. You can be brought back into the game by