Odd Even Tag
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-Objective:
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To answer a math problem quickly and not get tagged if it is your number, and do tag if it is your opponent's number.
-Fundamental Movement Skills:
-Equipment List:
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One dice per player
-Equipment Link:
-Setting Up:
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Players pair up.
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Each sits facing and beside their partner.
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Each player holds a dice.
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Players determine who is the odd player and who is the even player.
-Instructions:
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When players are ready each throws their dice.
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Players add the total of the dice numbers.
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If the sum is odd then the odd players try to move their ankles to prevent them from being tagged by their opponent.
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If the sum is even then the even players try to move their ankles to prevent them from being tagged by their opponent.
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If players are tagged they stand up and sit back down (or do a different exercise).
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If players miss a tag they stand up and sit back down (or do a different exercise).
-Questions & Notes:
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Variations:
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Could also do this game with subtraction.
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Could also do this game with multiplication, except 75% of the time it will be even--perhaps ask players why this is.
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