DLTK's Educational Activities - Book Breaks
CURIOUS GEORGE VISITS AN AMUSEMENT PARK ACTIVITY: TICKET TAG

VARIATION ON THE GAME TAG

PREMISE:  When George gets caught handing out tickets to all the children, the ticket seller and guard chase him throughout the amusement park.

• Choose a guard and a ticket seller to be it (I'm just going to call them guards from here on)
  • You could have just a guard and no ticket seller if you only want one person to be "it", or
  • if it's a large group, you can have multiple guards.  
  • If you want a little extra fun, have a special hat for each of the guards to wear.
• Give the other children a piece of paper that has TICKET written on it
  • The children can make their own tickets as practice writing.
  • The children who aren't guards are Curious George and are clutching their ticket as they run from the guard(s).
• Play tag!
  • If a guard tags one of the monkeys, they have to hand over their ticket.
  • They then trade places (the guard gives the special hat to the monkey, the monkey gives the ticket to the guard and they swap roles).
  • The new guard should count to five (nice and loud) after putting on the hat before starting to run after anyone.
  • "Aunt Ruby" can referree!