Tag
Skills:
Physical: coordinated running, balance, gross motor skill, agility, lower limb coordination
Cognitive: visual processing, selective attention, sustained attention, divided attention
Social: understanding of personal space, turn taking
Number of participants:
3 or more
Equipment:
none
Description:
- one child is the “tagger” and chases the other children
- the “tagger” tries to tag/touch one of the other children
- tagged/touched child then becomes the “tagger”
- repeat
Wheelchair friendly?
Yes, use a pool noodle to as the tagger to extend reach
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: make the activity area smaller to decrease physical demand
Change the task:
- have the runners freeze once they are tagged to decrease physical demand
- cue the “it” on who to chase (i.e., child closest to them) to decrease cognitive demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment:
- make the activity area larger to increase physical demand
- give a time limit in which to tag another child to increase physical demand
Change the task:
- have a child grab a flag from another child to complete the tag to increase physical and social demand
- have the child change directions while side stepping (i.e., 3 side steps to left, 3 side steps to right) to increase physical and cognitive demand
Goal examples:
- the child will be able to alternate with a friend between chasing and running away at appropriate times for 4 out of 5 games
- I can play tag with my friends