Activity Description:To enjoy the great summer weather, take the kids outside for some chicken chucking! Working together the young chicken chasers are guaranteed to have a lot of fun.

Overview:

• Divide the class into two groups and play two games.
• Divide each group into two teams. One team has the chicken and is “up to bat.”
• The batter throws the chicken as far as he/she can in any direction (within designated boundaries).
• After throwing the chicken, the batter runs around his/her team (which is lined up) as many times as possible while the team counts laps.
• Meanwhile, the entire fielding team chases the chicken.
• The first person who gets to the chicken holds the chicken up while the other team members line up behind him/her.
• The group passes the chicken over heads then under legs to the end of the line.
• When the chicken reaches the end, the person at the end of the line throws the chicken as far as he/she can in any direction, then begins to run laps around his/her team.
• The original batting team must pay attention and notice when the chicken has been thrown. When it is thrown, the runner stops running laps and the entire team chases the chicken.
• They line up and pass it over and under.

Teams should ensure that a different person is at the end of the line each time so that all have a turn to throw.

The game runs continuously over a wide area.
Runners can keep their personal record for number of laps achieved or the team can keep a cumulative record.

Source: Adapted from Ontario HPE Curriculum Support: Int. Appendix B, Chain Gang

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