Classroom Games - Statues & Squiggles

StatuesThis is a fun game to give your students a break.
This is a fun game to give your students a break1) Divide the board into 4 different sections.
and some exercise.2) Choose one student to be the Squiggler.
1) Have the students stand up and push their3) The Squiggler will come to the board and draw
chairs in so they have lots of room to movesome squiggles in each section on the board.
around.4) The Squiggler should then leave the room and
2) Choose a scenario which they must act out (i.e.wait in the hallway.
skiing down a steep hill, hitting a game winning5) Choose four students to come to the board to
homerun or catching a huge swordfish.)draw.
3) Give the students 10-15 seconds to act out6) Give students 30-60 seconds to draw a picture
the scene, then say freeze.with the squiggles in their section of the board.
4) The students should become statues and hold7) Have the drawers sit down and bring the
their poses.Squiggler back into the room.
5) I usually point out some of the best statues.8) Give the Squiggler 10 seconds to choose their
6) To make it competitive, have the best statuesfavourite drawing.
from each side of the room compete in a rock,9) The student's drawing that is chosen becomes
paper, scissors game for a point.the next Squiggler.
Use your imagination and this game will help yourIf you want to get more students involved in the
class improve their drama skills and get their heartgame create more sections on the board to allow
rates up.for more drawers.
Squiggles