Equipment:
4 cones 8 or more different pieces of equipment (it doesn't
matter what kind)
examples: bean bag, frisbee, glove, jump rope, paddle, sponge ball,
cone, scarf, whiffle bat,etc. bucket or box with the names of each of your different items on separate pieces of paper
Divide your class into 5 groups. One group will stand on the half court of your gym (depending on the size). This is the tagging team. The other four groups are lined up behind a cone for each group. Team 1-4 will send the first person in the line to cross the half court. Their goal is to reach the either side without being tagged. If they accomplish this mission, they will bring any piece of equipment back to their line. If they get tagged or step over the boundary line on the side they did not survive. They must step off to the side (to keep from clogging up the area), go back to their line, and tag the next person's hand. Repeat this process until all pieces of equipment have been taken back. The team with the most pieces of equipment have the highest probability of becoming the team in the middle. Someone in the middle team chooses a piece of paper from the box, the team that has that article wins the opportunity to become "it" or the team in the middle.
