Red Rover
Breakthrough playground game
Red Rover is a children's outdoor game in which two teams form lines by holding hands, then take turns calling players to run and break through the opposing chain: Red Rover, Red Rover, send Sarah right over.
If the runner breaks the chain, they capture a player; if not, they join the opposing team.
The game continues until one team absorbs all players.
Linked segments forming length
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- chargeCost or accusation
- rushQuick sudden movement
- runMove swiftly on foot
target · collision · impact · barrier · resistance · sprint · momentum · selection
Pause in activity
Linked segments forming length
- formationCreation or arrangement
- gripSecure manual hold
- holdMaintain in grasp
- solidarityUnity among allies
line · defense · unity · cooperation · coordination · strength · resistance · interlocking
Contact by phone
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- sing-songRhythmically repetitive tone
- tauntInsulting provocation
- challengeTest of ability
invitation · response · repetition · rhythm · cadence · chorus · verse · melody
Longing for the past
- recessPause in activity
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- youthState of being immature
memories · playtime · pigtails · laughter · summer · neighborhood · backyard · elementary
Selecting as objective
- selectionChosen item or items
- decisionSettled course of action
- choiceAct of selecting
- anticipationState of awaiting something
observation · picking · timing · assessment · vulnerability · calculated · positioning
chain
Linked segments forming length
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- chargeCost or accusation
- rushQuick sudden movement
run · target · collision · impact · barrier · resistance · sprint · momentum · selection · calling
recess
Pause in activity
chain
Linked segments forming length
solidarity · line · defense · unity · cooperation · coordination · strength · resistance · interlocking · clasping
call
Contact by phone
challenge · invitation · response · repetition · rhythm · cadence · chorus · verse · melody
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- recessPause in activity
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
youth · memories · playtime · pigtails · laughter · summer · neighborhood · backyard · elementary · carefree
targeting
Selecting as objective
anticipation · observation · picking · timing · assessment · vulnerability · calculated · positioning
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- nursery rhymeslullabies, Little Jack Horner, cradle songs, Old Mother Hubbard, nursery rhymes
- passionfruitpassionfruit, passion fruit, passionflower, passion flower, granadilla
Red Rovertag
Identifier or classifier
freeze tag · hide and seek · duck duck goose · capture the flag · cops and robbers
Red Roverpatty-cake
Rhythmic hand-clapping game
hopscotch · jump rope · jacks · marbles · Simon says