Heads Up Tag
Heads Up Tag is a structured group exercise for closure and transfer: it helps participants close the session and carry learning into the next action.
How to run it
- taggers stand in the play area while the rest of the group stands on a boundary line
- The players on the boundary line turn around and close their eyes and stick out their thumb
- When they are done, the taggers say “Heads Up, 7-up!”
- The players that were tagged then have to chase the 7 taggers to find out who tapped their thumb
- The players that were tagged continue tagging the original taggers until they find out who tagged them
- If a tagger did not tap a player’s thumb, they must say “Not me!”
- The leader can do a countdown to start a new round
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taggers stand in the play area while the rest of the group stands on a boundary line
The players that were tagged then have to chase the 7 taggers to find out who tapped their thumb
The players that were tagged continue tagging the original taggers until they find out who tagged them
The leader can do a countdown to start a new round
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Heads Up Tag. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: taggers stand in the play area while the rest of the group stands on a boundary line; The players that were tagged then have to chase the 7 taggers to find out who tapped their thumb; The players that were tagged continue tagging the original taggers until they find out who tagged them; The leader can do a countdown to start a new round. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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