I really enjoyed the game Chuck the Chicken and I think it’s a great game to include in a PE Lesson Plan to get students active and moving. If fact I liked it so much I researched other things you can do with rubber chickens. Unfortunately I was quite disappointment with the results, which included Duck Duck Chicken, as well as other inappropriate, unsuitable, or hall of shame games.
However, I discovered a whole new game involving rubber pigs called Capture the Pig! The best part about the game is that it is an adapted version of the game Capture the Flag, that avoids the hall of shame features of having a minimal participation level and a prison.
Instead, Capture the Pig is a continuous, high energy and fast paced invasion game. By a having multiple targets, the game allows for a high participation level and avoids the domination of the game by faster players.
To play the game, the class is divided into two teams that are separated by the centre line. The object of the game is to capture pigs from the other side of the gym and to avoid getting tagged by farmers guarding the pigs. Each student is give 5 elastic bands, which represent the number of lives they have. They receive 3 elastic bands if they are successful in stealing a pig and they lose 1 elastic band if they are tagged by a farmer. There are also safe zones where students cannot be tagged by farmers.
There’s a video, as well as a PDF of possible adaptations for Grades 1 to 5.
http://growingyoungmovers.com/resources/post/?pid=53&tid=124&p=1#.VhSeL_lViko