(The older brother leaves. Host takes a deep breath and fans himself.) Host: Whew! That was getting out of control! our last guest can straighten all this out. Let’s welcome Mr. Bradley! (The father comes in slowly using a cane. He sits in the empty chair.) Host: Welcome to the show, Mr. Bradley! You sure have two interesting sons. Mr. Bradley: (proudly) Yep, those are my boys! Host: (puzzled) Hmmm…yes. Well, we talked to Junior, and he told us about how he wasted your money living a wild life off in some foreign country. Tell me, how did you feel when he asked for his inheritance early and then skipped town? Were you upset? Mr. Bradley: To tell you the truth, yes. It hurt a lot when he did that. It felt like he didn’t care at all about me or about our family; he just wanted my money. That made me sad and a little angry, but I went ahead and divided all my property between my two sons. Later on, I was just worried about Junior, especially after we heard about the famine. Host: I bet you were. And then one day he came home. Had you been planning what you would do if he ever came home? Mr. Bradley: Well, I don’t think I had planned it, but as soon as I saw him, I just kind of lost my head. He looked so pitiful and dirty and hungry that I couldn’t help but feel compassion for him. Host: were you when you saw him? Mr. Bradley: I was outside. I guess I had taken to watching for him a lot when I was outside working; so that day I was staring down the road as usual, and there he was! He was still a long way off, but I knew it was him. Host: What did you do? Mr. Bradley: I ran! I ran all the way down the road to meet him.
“Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.” “This son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” “We had to celebrate and be glad!” Was filled with compassion for him
SET UP: The game is played exactly like the regular game of the Bacon. Have the students break up into their two teams. Each team forms a line facing each other. Arrange the students in the line according to age and ability. Number the children in the lines. The youngest children starting at one all the way up to the oldest or fastest child. The numbers on the two lines should correspond. For instance, number one on each team should be the youngest girl on each team, while the highest number on each team should be the oldest boy, etc. The “bacon” (rag, chalk eraser, twig, etc.) is laid in the center between the two teams. TO PLAY: The leader calls out an easy math problem, the children solve the problem silently, and the child whose number matches the answer runs out to the middle to steal the bacon. For instance, if the leader calls out 5 + 4, then the children numbered nine should run out. As the child from each team runs out, they try to grab the “bacon.” If the person who grabs the “bacon” makes it back across their line without being tagged they earn a point for their team. But if they get tagged, the other team gets the point. So each child must decide if they can grab the “bacon” and successfully make it back to the line, or if they should wait for the other person to grab the “bacon” and try to tag them. Players may pick up the and drop it if they think they are going to be tagged. The “bacon” may be kicked or tossed, but it must be carried across the line. The team at the end with the most points is the winning team. Blindman’s Bluff MATERIALS: Blindfold This game is best played in a confined area - perhaps a small (relative to size of group) room A “Blindman” is chosen and blindfolded As the other players move around him he tries to out fox them and grab one player If a player is grabbed he gets to be the next “Blindman” Free Play MATERIALS: All the fun equipment that you can find. Have fun and let your students enjoy themselves as they play on their own. ...