Grade:

2-5

Setup:

groups of three

Divide players into groups of 3. Players 1 and 2 stand back to back, and Player 3is the observer. Player 1 strikes a pose. The observer must then describe the pose to Player 2 without demonstrating it until that player is a mirror image of the first.

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Grade:

3-5

Setup:

No more than 5 people per group

Instructions:

One camper goes to the middle of a circle and says “I am a tree” taking a position as a tree, a second camper goes out and adds to the picture they are painting, and a third person goes out and finishes it. Actors 1 and 2 then leave the scene, and new actors join. Three actors should be in a scene at a time.

Example:

Actor 1: I am a tree

Actor 2: I am a leaf on the tree

Actor 3: I am the grass under the tree

Actors 1 and 2 leave

Actor 4: I am a panda bear

Actor 5: I am a zookeeper

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Grade:

2-5

Setup:

Groups of three or more

1. Split the group into teams of 3 (you can have more than three, but not less)
2. One person will be the reporter, one the interview subject, and the third the translator.
3. The reporter starts by asking a question. The interview subject then answers the question in “gibberish,” and the translator translates into English.

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