EQUIPMENT
20 short cones (red, yellow, blue, green)
4 hula-hoops (red, yellow, blue, green)
4 tall cones (red, yellow, blue, green)
STORYLINE
Today we are playing Rescue Squad. In this game, the cone criminal has taken the rainbow apart. Your goal is to gather the cones one at a time and put the rainbow back together.
INSTRUCTIONS
- I will divide you into four teams. Each team will form a single file line behind one of the tall cones.
- Your team’s color will be the same as your tall cone.
- When I say, “GO!” the first person in each line will move across the field, pick up a cone and stack it in the matching hula-hoop. Then, run back to your team, high-five the next person and go to the back of the line.
- Throughout the game, I will call different speeds (running, walking) so pay close attention.
Game 1: Play as indicated above.
Game 2: Assign a speed to each cone. Students must move at that speed while in possession of the cone.Red and yellow = walk, green = run, blue = crawl.
Game 3: Add a cone criminal (tagger) and a tagged student must return the cone.
TEACHING TIPS
- Approach: Remind students they are not keeping score of how many cones they retrieve, but working as a team.
- Safety: This is not a race. It is more important for students to do the motion correctly.
- Discussion: Ask students to share who they saw trying their best changing speeds as quickly as possible.