EQUIPMENT
4 dots per course (2 red, 2 yellow, 2 blue, 2 green)
2 tall cones per course
Optional: 2 batons per course
STORYLINE
Today we are playing Ratatat! In this game, your goal is to move around the corners to catch the other team before they catch you. Just listen carefully for, “Ratatat!”
INSTRUCTIONS
I will divide the class into four teams. Each team will line up behind a tall cone.
When I say, “GO!” the first person in each team will run around the course (stepping on each dot).
If you hear me call out, “Ratatat!” you must switch directions (run the opposite way).
Once you have made it back to your team, high-give the next person in line. Do so quickly, so that he/she may begin running before your opponent catches up.
If you catch up to the other team, tag them with a two-finger tag.
We will begin a new round when someone is tagged.
Game 1: Let students run a few laps before incorporating a “Ratatat!”.
Game 2: Call out, “Ratatat!” a few times in each round.
Variation: Consider giving groups a baton to pass off.
Variation: To increase participation, create more courses and teams (depending on class size and classroom management).
Exit Ticket: Students run around a cone as they line up to go back to class.