Storks and Frogs Tag

Tag game where storks chase by hopping on one foot and frogs escape with two-foot jumps; whoever gets tagged takes the scarf and switches roles. Students practice both jump types, dynamic balance and endurance.

How to play

1. Mark a 45-by-45-foot pond with cones and scatter 5 hoops as nests. Choose 3 storks, each holding a scarf as a beak.
2. Frogs may only move with two-foot jumps; storks may only hop on one foot. Practice each one for a minute.
3. On the signal, storks try to touch frogs with the scarf. The tagged frog takes the scarf and becomes a stork; the old stork becomes a frog.
4. Storks may rest in a nest for 5 seconds to switch feet. Inside a nest they cannot tag or be bothered.
5. Play 2-minute rounds with 30 seconds of rest. Each new round, add one stork, up to a maximum of 5.

Rules

• Tag only by touching with the scarf; never throw it.
• New storks count to three before chasing and cannot tag the player who gave them the scarf.
• No running: a stork who puts both feet down goes back to a nest.
• Jump looking forward to avoid collisions.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: be a stork in a wheelchair tagging with a pool noodle, or the guardian of a nest.
• Deaf or hard of hearing: start and end each round by raising a colored cone.
• Fitness level: tired students may stay in a nest for 10 seconds; very fit students always hop on their weaker foot.

Learning goals

• Travel continuously with two-foot jumps and one-foot hops.
• Keep balance while moving on one foot.
• Accept role changes without complaining.

Equipment for a class of 25

• scarves: 5
• hoops: 5
• cones: 4

Teacher tip

Hopping tires young children quickly: keep rounds short and make sure they switch feet. The scarf shows clearly who is it and prevents arguments.

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