Snake in the Grass

Subject Area: Physical Education

Major Objectives: Help students develop basic mobility and quickness

Grade Levels: K-4

Materials: Basketball Court

Description of Game:

Game is played on the half court of a basketball court. The students serve as boundary lines. One person lays down on the free throw line. They are the snake. The rest of the class gets inside the circle with the snake and must touch the snake with one finger. When you yell SNAKE IN THE GRASS, they all jump back away from the snake and run around. The snakes must stay on their stomach as they crawl around. They are trying to tag the runners. If a runner gets tagged or steps out of bounds, they must get down and become a snake, also. The game continues until there is only one runner left. If a runner tries to jump over a snake and steps on them, they also become a snake. This game gets real crazy as there are more and more snakes. Runners really have to be quick at the end of the game not to get tagged.

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