Snatch the Flag

Learning Outcomes

Description Of Activity

Movement skills/concepts

Dodging, chasing, evading, and space awareness.

Set-up

• Flags/bands/scarves.
• Groups of six: players each have a flag/band/scarf attached to their waist and are spread out in a deï¬ned grass or hard surface area.

Activity

The task is for children to take as many flags/bands/scarves as they can from other players while protecting their own. When a flag/band/scarf is snatched, it is attached to the body. A point is received for every flag taken before time is called.

Variations

Vary object: Use clothes pegs and attach them to clothing. Vary number and area: Increase the number of children playing and increase the size of the area.      

Equipment/Material Required