Active Tag Game That Builds Teamwork And Energy - Dead Ant Tag
Active Tag Game That Builds Teamwork And Energy - Dead Ant Tag is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Randomly place a series of hula-hoops within a wide, open space, naming them ‘ant hospitals.’
- Spread your group throughout this space and announce that they are all ‘ants.’
- One person volunteers to be ‘It’ and attempts to tag as many people as possible.
- When someone is tagged, they must drop to the ground, with arms and legs wiggling in the air, and call out “DEAD ANT, DEAD ANT…” until they are saved.
- Grabbing one limb each, four other ants may carry a dead ant to the closest ant hospital.
- A person assisting a dead ant (by holding a limb) is safe from being tagged.
- Once inside a hula-hoop, a dead ant can get back on their feet and return to the game.
- Continue play for 1-2 minutes, or until the energy starts to fade.
- Dead Ant Tag Active tag game to boost energy & teamwork with high fun factor.
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Prompts to use +
Randomly place a series of hula-hoops within a wide, open space, naming them ‘ant hospitals.’
When someone is tagged, they must drop to the ground, with arms and legs wiggling in the air, and call out “DEAD ANT, DEAD ANT…” until they are saved.
Continue play for 1-2 minutes, or until the energy starts to fade.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Active Tag Game That Builds Teamwork And Energy - Dead Ant Tag. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Randomly place a series of hula-hoops within a wide, open space, naming them ‘ant hospitals.’; When someone is tagged, they must drop to the ground, with arms and legs wiggling in the air, and call out “DEAD ANT, DEAD ANT…” until they are saved.; Continue play for 1-2 minutes, or until the energy starts to fade.; . Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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