Marco Polo

  1. Indoor Game
  2. Tag Games

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

  • Less Than 10 minutes

Development Goal

To develop active listening and coordination.

Before You Start

  • Choose one player to be ‘it’ and another to be his/her guide.
  • Have other players spread out in the space.
  • Remind them to walk, not run.
  • Remind players how to use safe tagging.
  • Review the physical boundaries.

Set Up

Pick a small space for the playing area (can be indoor or out!)

How to Play

  • The player that is ‘it’ closes his/her eyes and calls out ‘Marco’, and all the others respond ‘Polo.’
  • ‘It’ moves toward the rest of the players, trying to tag them gently.
  • The guide will helps the tagger, especially when played in a small indoor space. The guide places his/her hands on the shoulders of ‘it’ and gently directs him/her away from objects throughout the room.
  • When someone is tagged, ‘it’ becomes the new guide and the person tagged becomes the new “it.”