Who Let the Dogs Out

  • Grades 1-2

  • Cones

Development Goal

To help kids gain a better understanding of spatial awareness and increase motor function. Kids will also work on multi-tasking and good sporting behavior.

Before You Start

  • Pick 4 players to be the “dogs”
  • Give each “dog” a cone and ask them to spread out and place their cone in a spot which will become their “doghouse”
  • Make sure all players know which “doghouse” belongs to which “dog”
  • Remind kids how to tag safely (butterfly tag)
  • Review boundary lines for the game

Set Up

Make sure you have a large open space that is safe for running

How to Play

  • Each “dog” is a tagger. Everyone else is a “cat” and is trying not to get caught by a “dog”
  • If a “cat” gets tagged, then that player must go to the doghouse belonging to the dog that tagged them. (A certain color cone)
  • Each “dog” is trying to tag as many “cats” as he/she can
  • A round is over when all “cats” have been sent to a “doghouse”

Variations

  • The more kids you have, the more “dogs” you can choose
  • Instead of running: walk, walk heel/toe, animal walk, etc.

Alternate Names of the Game:
Cats & Dogs; Dog Pound