Instructions:
Frog Land
 
I have always loved frogs.  From the time that I was small I 
enjoyed watching, playing, and reading about frogs.  This is an 
article dedicated to active play about frogs.  Please enjoy.
 
Froggie’s Land
 
Materials: hoops and beanbags

Hoops and beanbags are scattered throughout the area.  Have 
students work together to rescue all of the frogs who have been 
scattered and need to get home. When three beanbags are inside a 
hoop, that hula hoop is removed from the game.

Lilly’s Lilly Pads
 
Materials:  rug samples or hoops

Place rug samples or hoops around the area representing the lily 
pads. Students are the frogs that try to cross the pond without 
stepping into the water. Only one frog can stand on a lily pad at a 
time.  No frog may touch the water because of the snakes and other 
scary animals that live in the pond.  If a frog touches the pond, 
he is out of the game.
 
Frog in the Pond
 
Materials: two hoops
 
Pick someone to be the frog tagger.  All other players are flies 
scattered around the pond.  The frog tagger reaches out and tries 
to tag one of the flies without leaving  his pond.  A tagged fly 
becomes the new frog and the game begins again.  
 
In and Out of Frogs and Ladybugs
Materials needed: plastic cones, frog-shaped beanbags, 12 ladybug-
shaped beanbags (two different objects—such as rings and scarves—
can be substituted for frogs and ladybugs.)
Scatter cones on the playing area and place a frog or ladybug 
beanbag under each cone. Divide the class in half with one-half as 
frogs and the other half as ladybugs. The object of the game is to 
get as many frogs or ladybugs (depending on the student’s team) 
from under the cones and placed beside the cones before the teacher 
tells the students to stop. Students that are "frogs" try to take 
the ladybug bean bags out from under the cones and students that 
are "ladybugs" try to take all of the frog bean bags out from under 
the cones. If a "ladybug" sees one their beanbags next to a cone, 
they may place the cone back over it. Once a student places a frog 
or ladybug outside or under a cone, they must run to a different 
cone; only one person may be at a cone at a time. 
 
Kermit
 
Teacher selects a student to be “Kermit”. All other students gather 
around “Kermit” and place one finger on the Kermit’s arms, legs or 
back. On the teacher’s signal, all students become frogs and start 
jumping. Kermit jumps around while trying to tag a frog.  If 
tagged, frogs become a prince or a princess and have the power to 
tag other frogs with their frog paw. 
 

Dekeron’s Physical education page

http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/northside.dekeon/activities

Dieden, Bob Games to Keep Kids Moving!  P.E. Activities to Promote 
Total Participation, Self-Esteem, and Fun Grades 3-8, Parker 
Publishing,  West Nyack, NY,1995

Frogs and Ants

http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=662

.http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=4520

Energizers
http://www.ncpe4me.com/pdf_files/energizers_K-2.pdf

Wnek, Barbara, Holiday Games, and Activities, Champaign, IL Human 
Kinetics, 1992

Landry, Joanne M. and Landry, Maxwell J., Ready-to-Use P.E. 
Activities for Grades1-2, Parker Publishing, West Nyack, 1992