LINES and HOOPS TAG: K-5 Warm-Up Game for Gym Class

Experience high-energy fun with LINES and HOOPS Tag —the K-5 basketball shooting tag game that combines basketball, locomotor skills, chasing, and of course, TONS of FUN!

LINES and HOOPS Tag

This engaging PE tag game combines locomotor skills like running, jogging, and skipping with basic basketball shooting practice, making it ideal for students who love fast-paced action.

How to Play: LINES and HOOPS TAG

LINES & HOOPS Tag with Mrs. T.

If you’re looking for creative elementary PE basketball games – this one is it.

PE teachers can seamlessly incorporate lines and hoops tag into any gym class, enhancing basketball shooting skills while promoting fitness, coordination, and sportsmanship.

Hi there, it’s so great to meet you! I’m Mrs. T. or you can call me Jen – a Michigan mom, wife, new grandma (aka “Jemma”) and K-12 PE teacher who is on a mission to MAKE SCHOOL FUN AGAIN!

READY! SET! LET’S PLAY!

FULL LESSON PLAN PDF

First, let’s take a few moments to gather the equipment you’ll need to play this super fun LINES and HOOPS Tag Game:

Equipment Needed

You will need:

2-3 POOL NOODLES
BASKETS WITH BALLS (Soft, Small Balls for K-2 and Regular Basketballs for 3rd grade and up)
KIDS READY TO HAVE A TOTAL BLAST

Easy Game Set-Up

FIRST, choose 2-3 students to be the LINE TAGGERS, give them each a pool noodle, & send them to the middle of the gym.

NEXT, place a basket of balls near each basket in the gym.

FINALLY, send the rest of the students to stand on any line in the gym to wait for the game to begin.

How to Play: LINES and HOOPS TAG

When the music starts, or the game begins, a regular game of tag begins.

In this tag game EVERYBODY (Taggers & Non-Taggers) must move along the lines in the gym.

Students can WALK, JOG, RUN, or SKIP along the lines in this game.
They can LINE JUMP too.

When a student gets “tagged” he/she must head to the nearest basketball hoop in the gym, grab a ball out of the basket, and begin shooting.

As soon as they make a basket, they place the ball back in the basket and get right back into the tag game.

Play for a few minutes, then play a new round with new TAGGERS.

Play for a few minutes, SWITCH TAGGERS and play again.

LINES & Hoops Tag - K-12 Basketball Shooting and Tag PE Game

Game Teaching Tips

TIP 1: With a few accommodations, this Lines and Hoops tag game can easily be played with all K-5 students. I also play it with my middle school & high school PE classes.

I use regular basketballs with my 3-5th grade students and smaller, softer and lighter, playground balls or gator skin balls with my K-2nd grade students.

TIP 2: I also ring a hula hoop around the regular basketball hoop for my younger students (see pic in diagram and in graphic below).

This is a great way to help younger kids to feel successful with shooting.

TIP 3: Sometimes I specify exactly how I want my students to move in this game depending on the locomotor skill that I want them to practice that day (skipping, galloping, leaping, etc.)

So, what do you say? Why not blast some “clean” and upbeat PE music , maybe tell a few funny sports jokes and bring the excitement of LINES and HOOPS TAG to your gymnasium TODAY!

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This low prep, minimal equipment game is also a very easy emergency PE lesson plan to leave for a substitute teacher.

Just print off, gather the equipment and you’re good to go.

If you’re looking for more easy, fun, and super unique (not boring) Low or No Prep physical education games and PE Projects, I’ve got a bunch more for you.

How about a game of BULLSEYE BAGS (cornhole in the gym), CRAZY BALL SOCCER , BAS*KICK*BALL (Basketball + Kickball), or an energizing and educational brain break game of CATCH & STACK?

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