CLUCK CLUCK CHICKEN: Fun K-5 Warm-Up PE Chasing Game
CLUCK CLUCK CHICKEN is a silly, high-energy twist on Duck, Duck, Goose that uses a squeaky rubber chicken to get kids running, laughing, and begging to play again.
Cluck Cluck Chicken
This fun Physical Education teacher resource is perfect for K-5 chasing and fleeing practice, listening skills, and instant classroom engagement, making it an awesome PE warm-up, brain break, or indoor recess favorite for your gym classes.
How to Play: Cluck Cluck Chicken
Hi there, it’s so great to meet you! I’m Mrs. T. or you can call me Jen – a Michigan mom, wife, new grandma (aka “Jemma”) and K-12 PE teacher who is on a mission to MAKE SCHOOL FUN AGAIN!
I love teaching PE class because I get to spend time telling silly jokes and exercising while laughing with my sweet students.
If you’re ready to dive into some serious physical education fun – Let’s get to it!
READY! SET! LET’S PLAY!
Equipment Needed
For this Awesome Chicken Game you will only need a few pieces of equipment including:
- 1 squeaky RUBBER CHICKEN
- BEAN BAGS (enough for each student to have one)
- A BUNCH OF KIDS READY TO HAVE A TOTAL BLAST!
Easy Game Set-Up
FIRST, have all of your students sit in a circle.
THEN, place the bean bags in the center of the circle.
FINALLY, choose one student to be the “CLUCKER” and give that student the squeaky rubber chicken.
Game Directions: Cluck Cluck Chicken
When the game begins, the clucker moves around the circle gently tapping each person (on the shoulder or back) in the group with the rubber chicken, and saying “CLUCK” with each tap.
After they have gone around the circle at least once, tapping each student, they choose one person that they want to chase them, stop, squeak the chicken once, and drop it in that person’s lap.
The clucker then runs around the outside of the circle while the person who is “IT” chases them, trying to tag them with the rubber chicken before they make it back to the open spot in the circle and sit down.
The student with the chicken becomes the new clucker and a new round begins.
After a student gets a chance to be “IT” give them a bean bag to balance on top of their head to signify that they have already been the chaser and the clucker should choose somebody without a bean bag on their head to be the next chaser.
Play as many rounds of Cluck Cluck Chicken needed to give everybody a chance to be both the clucker and the chaser.
Bonus Game Teaching Tips
Here are a few teacher tips for you that will be this Awesome PE game even more incredible. Cluck Cluck Chicken is a definite fan favorite game that my students love to play.
TIP 1: It’s really fun to play ‘The Chicken Dance’ song when playing this game. I like the version by: #1 Party Band
TIP 2: I usually buy my rubber chickens from Amazon and play a bunch of fun PE games with them. If you search “Rubber Chicken Dog Toys” you will find a TON of super unique and funny rubber chickens that your students will love playing games with.
TIP 3: Another fun variation of this game that I play outside during my field day is: “DUCK, DUCK, SPLASH” where instead of using a rubber chicken, dump a cup of water over the person you want to be the chaser.
TIP 4: Depending on the age/grade level of the students you are playing with, you can simply make your circle smaller or larger. Sometimes, I play with my high school kids and we make the circle GIANT SIZE – they love it.
The Final Whistle
Your students will LOVE this twist on “Duck Duck Goose” and will seriously have so much FUN!
So, what do you say? Why not blast some “clean” and upbeat PE music , maybe tell a few funny sports jokes and bring the excitement of CLUCK CLUCK CHICKEN to your gymnasium today!
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Your physical education lesson plans will definitely level up when you add this silly chicken game to your PE Class Schedule.
Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my Cluck Cluck Chicken PE game today.
I really appreciate it and I hope that you have a TRULY BLESSED And BEAUTIFUL Day filled with plenty of FUN and FITNESS!
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