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Fun PE Tag Game Builds Energy And Movement Skills - Blob Tag

Fun PE Tag Game Builds Energy And Movement Skills - Blob Tag is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), PairsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Form pairs, with each pair holding hands.
  2. Invite one pair to start as the ‘blob’ or initial tagging team.
  3. All other pairs spread throughout a wide, open designated area.
  4. All pairs must hold hands at all times. If a fleeing pair releases hands, they will be deemed to have been tagged.
  5. Upon being tagged, a pair will release hands and, as individuals, assume a tagging position at each end of the blob, before resuming the chase.
  6. If two or more people forming part of the blob lose grip, the blob cannot successfully tag a fleeing pair until re-joined.
  7. The game continues until the last pair has been tagged.
  8. Blob Tag Fun PE tag game gets everyone moving & laughing.
  9. Blob Tag is an engaging and energetic warm-up that gets hearts pumping and bodies moving quickly.
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Form pairs, with each pair holding hands.

Invite one pair to start as the ‘blob’ or initial tagging team.

All pairs must hold hands at all times. If a fleeing pair releases hands, they will be deemed to have been tagged.

Upon being tagged, a pair will release hands and, as individuals, assume a tagging position at each end of the blob, before resuming the chase.

If two or more people forming part of the blob lose grip, the blob cannot successfully tag a fleeing pair until re-joined.

The game continues until the last pair has been tagged.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Fun PE Tag Game Builds Energy And Movement Skills - Blob Tag. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form pairs, with each pair holding hands.; Invite one pair to start as the ‘blob’ or initial tagging team.; All pairs must hold hands at all times. If a fleeing pair releases hands, they will be deemed to have been tagged.; Upon being tagged, a pair will release hands and, as individuals, assume a tagging position at each end of the blob, before resuming the chase.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Playmeo; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Playmeo.)
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