Angel and Devil Color Chase

A traditional chase game: the "mother" secretly gives each child a color; the angel or the devil knocks, asks for a color, and chases whoever has it until they get back home. Students work on attention, reacting to a call, and speed with a turn.

How to play

1. Three groups of 8, each in its own lane: a mother, an angel, a devil, and the rest on a home line. Place a turning cone 30 ft away (2 min).
2. The mother whispers a color to each player. The angel arrives saying "knock, knock" and, when asked "who's there?", answers "the angel, looking for a color" and names one (1 min).
3. The player with that color rounds the cone and runs home while the angel chases. If tagged, they line up behind the angel; if safe, they get a new color (5 min).
4. Then the devil calls the same way and the two take turns. Whoever collects more players wins (3 min).
5. Rotate mother, angel, and devil every 3 minutes; everyone returns home with a new color (5 min).

Rules

• Only the player with the called color runs; anyone else just returns home, no penalty.
• Runners must go around the outside of the cone.
• Safety: keep lanes at least 12 ft apart to prevent collisions.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: the student is the mother or has a turning cone at 15 ft.
• Hearing impairment: each color is also shown on a colored card.
• High fitness: the student zigzags around two cones.

Learning goals

• Stay focused and respond only to your own call.
• Accelerate, round a cone, and return without losing speed.
• Take on the roles of a traditional game while respecting its rules.

Equipment for a class of 25

• cones: 9

Teacher tip

Play the mother yourself in the first round to model the dialogue. If a color never gets called, the mother swaps it so everyone runs.

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