PED 266: Move-Dance-Learn!

PE and Dance for Elementary Educators

Integrated Content Activity By Sarah Castle
Title Math Touch
Source Playworks.org (version of Name Touch)
Grade Level 1st-3rd grade
Equipment & Enough space for the entire class to stand comfortably in a circle
Resources Needed
GLCE &/or K2: Concepts, skills, and problem solving related to addition and subtraction.
Common Core Students demonstrate knowledge of whole numbers and subtracting and
Standard(s) adding those numbers.
NASPE Standard(s) NASPE Standard 1: Students demonstrate competency in motor skills and
movement patterns through ability tag other students
NASPE Standard 5: Students exhibit responsible personal and social behavior
the respects self and others in a physical setting by tagging appropriately
NASPE Standard 6: students value physical activity for enjoyment, self-
expression ad social interaction
Safety Issues Unsafe tagging/high fives
Adaptations All players sit on the ground, and game is played similar to duck-duck-goose.
Dont use math problems, and just have the students call a number.
Extensions Have the players standing in the circle close their eyes so they cannot see the
person in the middle coming towards them. Have the circle take a few steps
back so the person in the middle has to run towards the players. Students are
challenged by multiplication and division. Game can also be used as a spelling
word exercise.
Organization/
Diagram

Rules/Explanation Give everyone a number (signs passed out may help students to remember which
number they are).
Demonstrate safe tagging/high fives.
Form a close circle with one player in the middle.
Everyone except the player in the middle holds both hands out in front with their
palms up.
The leader begins the game by loudly saying simple math problem (addition and
subtraction) with an answer that is standing in the circle.
The player in the middle then tries to tag the person who is wearing the answer.
The player who is wearing the answer must say another simple math problem
before s/he is tagged by the person in the middle.
When a player gets tagged before s/he can say a name, s/he switches places and
goes to the middle.
The player who successfully tagged a person on the outside gets to call out a
problem to begin the next round.
PED 266: Move-Dance-Learn! PE and Dance for Elementary Educators
Integrated Content Activity By Sarah Castle