Chuck the ChickenGrade level: Cycle 2, 3 Activity level: High
Fundamental Techniques: Locomotive, and manipulative Tactics/Problems to Solve Offence: Strike the object, and score points Defense: Field the object and prevent the other team from scoring Equipment: Object to throw (rubber chicken) Description of Play: · Divide the group in 2 teams, in each team give an order in which they will throw · Striking team start in a line. Fielding team is scattered around the playing area · 1st striker yells “CHUCK THE CHICKEN” and throws it · The striker runs around his/her team and stops when getting back to initial position, then the second player does the same thing. Each time a student runs around the team scores a point. This continues until the other team yells “CHUCK THE CHICKEN” · When the fielders retrieve the chicken they form a line and pass the chicken from left to right until the back of the line where the player yells and throws it · Play until everyone had a chance to “chuck the chicken” Layer 1: · Play the game Modifications: · Throw more than one object at a time · Throw with non dominant hand · Use different patterns of locomotion Safety: · Make sure each participant takes its turn at throwing the chicken · Remind the students that there are no reason to push other student to be at the end of the line since everyone will get a chance to throw it |