Rainy Day Activities
Pre-K - 8 Circuits 1 -8 Three Finger Tag
K - 3 Magic Ball 1 - 8 Feet Tag
1 - 8 Straddleball 3 - 6 Human Switch
1 - 8 Steal the Treasure 4 Tag Games

PPEP-PALS Lesson Sharing
Stephanie McKinney & Melinda Thomas, Blue Lake Elementary
Activity Grade Level
Human Switch 3 - 6
Equipment Needs
  • 6 sheets of paper or index cards with string to hang around students' necks as labels, with X written on 3 of them and O written on the other three
  • mats or squares for the students to stand on, 7 per group of 6 players
Facility / Playground Needs classroom or gym
Lesson Objective (Psychomotor and/or Cognitive):

Group cooperation and problem solving

Individual flexibility and mobility
Teaching Hints:

None.
Description:

The object of the game is to have the three X’s change places with the three O’s in the fewest number of moves as possible. Players are allowed to step sideways one place or jump over one player. Players must move one at a time. This is a team effort with team decision making.
Alternatives / Modifications

Have players stand on a balance board (2x4) or line on the ground. Players must switch places without falling off the board.
Reference Cliff Carnes, Game Formats That Bring Involvement (1980), and PE Central, 2004 Challenges.