Bring a playground game inside! Kids go crazy for Steal the Bacon, one of the most popular indoor games from our Recess Enhancement Program (REP).  

 

Steal the Bacon

Who: Grades K to 5

Players: 10 to 20

Time: 25 minutes+

Where:  Indoor gym

 

Set-Up:

Students form two lines. You will need two cones.

How to Play:

  • Line up, and form two teams. Each team lines up on the sidelines.
  • Facilitator gives players on both teams a number. Tell the kids to remember their assignment.
  • When the facilitator calls your number, run towards the bacon (a cone) grab it, and try to bring it to your side without getting tagged.
  • If you don’t have the bacon, try to tag the other person before they get to their side.
  • Each team will get points for successfully bringing the “Bacon” to their side or tagging the person before they get across to their side.  

 

CONFLICT RESOLUTION TIP:

Tell students the score will be rolled over to the next day so there are no winners or losers.

 

OUTDOOR TIP:

Space teams farther apart to create more distance. 

 

PLAY: REP IT OUT

EASY: Call one number at a time.

MEDIUM: Call two or more numbers at a time.

HARD: Students must pass to the sideline before scoring.

 

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