Capture the Flag

Date: 10/27

Teacher: Mr. Jones

School: Messi Elementary

Class: KIN 355

Equipment Used: Flags, Cones, Hula hoops
Grade Level:(enter grade here)
Time:
Targeted NASPE Standard(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Specific Objective: Steal the enemy flag while also maintaining your own flags.
Concomitant Objective: To show teamwork, strategy, and good sportsmanship.
Time
Procedures Followed
Materials
Warm Up: Run around the boundaries of the playing
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field. Tell the students to run like they are being chased
Minutes
by a bad person.
Transition: Every other person step up to the white line.
___30__ Split them into their two teams one at a time.
Seconds

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Minutes
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Minutes

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Minutes

Set Induction: Ask them if they know someone or have

a relative who has fought in a war. Explain that the Civil
War is where Capture the Flag originated.
Learnable Piece: The primary goal of this activity is to
take the enemy flag while also protecting your teams
flag. I am looking to see teamwork, good strategy, and
good sportsmanship.
Presentation of New Material/Directions: Describe the
rules of the game, boundaries, and safety procedures.

___60__
Seconds

Transition: Tell both teams to start at their starting lines.

Then allow both teams 30 seconds to come up with a
strategy.

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Minutes

Activity: The students will run around and try to capture

the enemy flag while defending their own. They must be
conscious of their flag and jail and also try not to get
tagged if they run in the enemy zone.

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Minutes
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Minutes

Notes:

Possible Modifications: Yell Jailbreak. When I say

jailbreak all of the prisoners from both jails get a free
walk back.
Lesson Review: Figure out if the students learned
anything. Ask them how they displayed good teamwork,
strategy, and sportsmanship.