NAME OF ACTIVITY- taffy pull

GRADE LEVEL: K-6

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: none

HIGHLIGHTS:  Teamwork, cooperation, building strength in major muscle groups.

DIRECTIONS:  Two students are selected to be the pullers.  All other players join together in the center of the gym, on the floor (no standing).  The players in the center hang on to each other ( the group must all be connected), (no hanging on to another person’s head, hair, or clothes on the signal, the pullers attempt to pull the players from the pile.  The pullers may not pull by the hair, head, neck, or clothes.  Pullers may not tickle or pull players by lifting them from the ground; players must be dragged from the pile.  Once a player is removed from the pile he becomes a puller ( with a large number of students you could limit the number of pullers, first 5 out the rest will be out till the game is over).  The winner will be the last two players left in the game.

            DO NOTS

            - NO    PULLING BY THE HEAD OR HAIR

            - NO    PULLING ON FINGERS

            - NO    PULLING OR HANGING ON CLOTHES

            - NO    STRETCHING A PERSON BEYOND THEIR LIMITS

            - NO    TICKLING

            - NO    KICKING OR PULLING AWAY

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