games
adventure series PE-930
Cat and Mouse Game 1 of 6
Grades K-2
• Purpose of Activity: This game will Game Overview
teach children to understand and This friendly game of tag incorporates the Adventure Series
appreciate spatial awareness, personal equipment as training for all mice before they enter the tag
space, dodging, and running. game.
1. Warm-up: The teacher will lead the students in a warm-up activity
• Standard: The student will exhibit
followed by a light stretch before the activity begins.
responsible personal and social
behavior that respects self and others
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in physical activity challenges. 2. The students will spread out within the coned-off boundary area.
Three students will be chosen as cats that chase the mice during
• Objective: Students will demonstrate game play. Cats will stand outside the coned-off boundary area,
understanding of movement concepts, while the mice will stay within it.
principles, strategies, and tactics
as they apply to the learning and
performance of physical activities. •
Students will demonstrate the ability to
communicate knowledge about rules,
etiquette and motor skills from one
pl 3. Once a cat “tags” a mouse with a ball, the mouse must travel
through the “mousetrap,” moving through all of the components
of the Adventure Series equipment.
4. Game play will continue until all of the mice have been tagged
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game or sport to another. and have traveled through the “mousetrap.” At this point, three
new cats should be chosen and the game will restart.
• Suggested Grade Level: K-2
5. All students should have an opportunity to play both a cat and
• Materials Needed: Adventure Series a mouse. The teacher can assist “cats” that are having difficulty
Equipment, three same-colored foam tagging the mice. If the teacher notices fatigue in the students,
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balls, and cones to create boundaries they may pause the game or change the boundaries.
for the tag game.
6. Students should not to push or shove. Students must also wait
Assessment Ideas: their turn entering the “mousetrap” and re-entering the tag game.
• Reinforce to the students that sharing
and taking turns is very important for 7. Closure: The teacher will review the purpose of the game with the
both safety and enjoyability of the game. students. The students will describe how this game can benefit
lifelong fitness.
Adaptations for Students
with Disabilities:
• Children in wheelchairs can also
participate. These students could be
a permanent cat or mouse within the
game.
See included CD for
electronic version. CD
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