EQUIPMENT
1 parachute
STORYLINE
Today we are playing Cat and Mouse. Your goal, as the cat (tagger), is to catch the mouse (runner) underneath the parachute.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Before the game begins, make a circle around the parachute and grab a handle or grip along the edge.
- I will select one of you to be the mouse and one of you to be the cat.
- The mouse must get to an open space on the other side in 10 seconds without being tagged by the cat.
- The tagger must use a two-finger butterfly tag.
- When I say, “GO!” everyone else must work together to lift up the parachute while the mouse and cat run underneath.
- We will begin a new round when I select a new cat and mouse.
Game 1: Choose which students will be the cat and mouse each round until everyone has had a turn.
Game 2: Add more than one cat or mouse (depending on class size).
Variation: Have the chosen students chase one another around the outside of the parachute (similar to Duck, Duck, Goose) instead of running underneath.
TEACHING TIPS
- Safety: Remind students to avoid running into one another when moving underneath the parachute.
- Approach: Switch up partners each round so that students get a chance to work everyone.
- Discussion: Ask students to share examples of how they were honest during this game.