What Time Is It Mr. Wolf?
Set-Up
Organize a large rectangular play area with clear boundaries and enough room for children to run. On one end of the rectangle have an end zone that will be the designated safe zone. Either the instructor or select one students to be Mr. Wolf.
Before You Start:
Demonstrate safe tagging:
Use safe hands, taps on the shoulder if possible
Unsafe tags: hard contact that might cause the student tagged to fall
Practice with the students asking Mr. Wolf, “What time is it, Mr. Wolf?”
Demonstrate what happens when you get tagged; you freeze and become Mr. Wolf’s helper. Show the children the safe line they need to pass so Mr. Fox cannot tag them.
Review the boundaries, the safe zone, and the consequence of going outside them (you automatically become Mr. Wolf’s Helper).
How to Play
The object of the game is for the students to take all Mr. Wolf’s cones without getting tagged.
The children will start at the beginning of their safe zone and ask, “What time is it, Mr. Wolf?”
Mr. Wolf replies, for example, ‘3 O’Clock’! Whatever Mr. Wolf says, the children will take that number of steps toward Mr. Wolf, leaving their safe zone.
If Mr. Wolf says, “It’s Dinner Time!” the children must run back to their safe zone without getting tagged. If they are close enough, they can try to steal one of Mr. Wolf’s cones.
If the student is tagged, they must freeze until Mr. Wolf turns them into one of his helpers in the next round. If they are carrying a cone, it must be placed in the spot they were tagged.
Mr. Wolf’s helpers tag other children when Mr. Fox says, “It’s Dinner Time.”
Playing Indoors
Teach the students to whisper, “What time is it Mr. Wolf?”
Instead of running, only toe-to-heel walking is allowed for both Mr. Wolf and the students.
To reduce the chaos and reemphasize safety, the 1st person tagged will become the new Mr. Fox.
All others will start again in the safe zone.
The Game Encourages
Participation
Physical Activity
Fun
Reaction
Set-Up & Equipment
8+ students
Domes & Cones