Cat and Mouse Fundamentals Chasing Games

Harder:Add more cats into the

game

Easier:Add safe zones (spots)on the

floor for fish to hide for 5 seconds

Rules• Choose a Cat (Tigger), the rest of the children are a Mouse and they must put a bib in their short (Like a tail).• The cats job is to chase the mice and pull out their tails. • If a cat catches a tail they put it on the floor and the mouse goes to the 'Cat Den'. • A child can be freed if another child picks up a spare bib and takes it to the cat den.

Key Questions:

• What tactics can you use to avoid the Cats(s)?

• What skills can you use to get away from the Cat?

• How can Cats work together / individually to catch children?

• Should we be running towards the Cat or away from the shark into space?

Equipment & Structure• Large coned area

• Cones

• 30 Bibs

• Spots

HeadCan the cats think of creative ways to catch the mice?

HandsCan children use speed and agility to evade the Cats?

HeartCan children show good teamwork to free other mice?