Quiet games

Doggy, Doggy, Where's Your Bone?

One student sits facing away while a classmate secretly takes the "bone". The class chants, and the doggy guesses who has it by voice. A gentle quiet game for little kids.

  • 🎓 Grades K–2
  • ⏱ 10–15 min
  • 👥 Whole class
  • 📦 No prep
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How to play Doggy, Doggy, Where's Your Bone?

  1. One student, the doggy, sits in a chair facing away from the class with the bone under the chair.
  2. Silently point to a student, who tiptoes up, takes the bone and hides it behind their back.
  3. Everyone puts their hands behind their backs and chants: "Doggy, doggy, where's your bone? Somebody took it from your home!"
  4. The student with the bone says "Woof!" in a disguised voice.
  5. The doggy turns around and gets three guesses. The bone-holder is the next doggy.

Variations

  • Use a seasonal object: a pumpkin, a snowflake or a heart.
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