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Steal the Bacon: a sticker of a beanbag shaped like a strip of bacon

Steal the Bacon

Two teams line up facing each other, each player with a number. Call a number, and the two players with it race to grab the bacon and get it home.

  • Two teams
  • 10 min
  • One beanbag or ball
  • 1st to 8th grade
  • Lively
One page with all five steps

How to Play

5 steps
  1. Steal the Bacon, step 1: Line up and number off

    Line up and number off

    Two teams face each other, and both sides number off 1, 2, 3 and so on.

  2. Steal the Bacon, step 2: Place the bacon

    Place the bacon

    Put a beanbag in the middle between the lines.

  3. Steal the Bacon, step 3: Call a number

    Call a number

    The teacher calls a number, and those two players run to the middle.

  4. Steal the Bacon, step 4: Grab and go

    Grab and go

    Snatch the bacon and run back to your line without being tagged.

  5. Steal the Bacon, step 5: Score

    Score

    A clean steal is a point. Getting tagged gives the point to the other team.

Ways to Change It Up

  • Math BaconCall a sum like 3 + 4, and the players numbered 7 run.
  • Partner BaconCall two numbers so pairs have to work together.

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