Jumping Frogs

Skill: Hop, Jump, Run, Skip
Time Required: 10
Activity Type: Physical
Group Size: Large Group, Medium Group, Small Group
Age Group: 6 - 9yrs, 9 - 12yrs, 13+ yrs
Play area: Gymnasium (large indoor space), Outdoor - Field
Safety Considerations: Remove any safety hazards and obstacles from the activity area.
Remind participants to be aware of their surroundings and to keep their head up.
Remind participants that it is a light tap on the frog's head.
Equipment: Rope or pylons (optional)
Objective:
One participant on each team will be a frog, and they have to do frog jumps from one end to the other, while their teammates run back and forth tapping the frog on the head.
Other Skills:
Speed
Set up:
Divide participants into teams of 3-6.
Use lines on the gym floor or rope/pylons to set up the starting point and the end point.
Step by Step:
1. One participant on each team will start as the frog, and they will all be at one end of the activity area. The frog will be on their hands and toes.
2. The rest of the participants will be standing in a line behind the end line and across from their frog.
3. Ensure groups are spread out from one another.
4. When the activity begins, the first participant in each line will run to their frog and tap them on the head. As soon as the frog is tapped on the head they can do one frog jump (jump while on their hands and toes).
5. The participant that tapped the frog will stand behind the frog's starting line.
6. As soon as the frog jumps, the next participant can start running towards the frog.
7. They will tap them on the head, the frog will jump, and that participant will stand behind the first participant behind the frog's starting line.
8. As soon as all the participants have ran from their starting line to the frog's starting line, the first participant that went will run to the frog, tap them on the head, and then continue to run to the other line.
9. Continue until the frog jumps over the end line.
10. Optional to continue and have another participant be the frog and have to jump back to the other side.
Variations:
If a participant skips to the frog, then their frog can do two jumps. Or participants have to skip to the frog and the frog does one jump.
Make the activity smaller, and each participant has to be a frog at least once.
Sources: Developed for the Leisure Information Network.