Type: Break Out of Shell, Ensemble Building Purpose: This game has a similar style to Bippity Bippity Bop, but is slightly simpler and allows the kids to create their own animal poses. Procedure: PART 1 1. Divide the class into groups of 3. 2. Ask each group to think of an animal. Make sure there are no duplicates. [...]
Type: Break Out of Shell, Creativity Purpose: A fun, simple exercise to help students become comfortable performing in front of the class and break out of their shell. Procedure: 1. Divide the class into pairs. 2. The goal of each pair is to create a 30 second scene using only four words: “Yes”, “No”, “Please” and “Banana”. 3. Depending on [...]
Type: Warm-up, Break Out of Shell Purpose: A fun way to have kids introduce themselves and break out of their shell. Procedure: 1. Create a standing circle. 2. Start a simple rhythm that alternates with a pat on the legs, then a clap: Pat, Clap, Pat, Clap, etc. 3. One player at a time does this chant, while [...]
Type: Warm-Up, Break Out of Shell Purpose: A simple way to get some of even the shiest kids acting bold in front of the group. Procedure: 1. Players stand in a circle. 2. One player starts a small gesture. 3. The next player takes it over and makes it even bigger. 4. This continues all the [...]
Type: Warm-Up, Break Out of Shell Purpose: Super quick and simple way to a) get everyone’s energy up and b) split the class into two groups. Procedure: 1. Everyone stands in a circle and closes their eyes. 2. Go around the circle and tap students one by one. A tap on the right shoulder makes [...]
Type: Warm-up, Break Out of Shell Purpose: This is a fun, simple, quick game to energize the players and loosen everybody up. Procedure: 1. Standing in a room everyone is told to mentally pick someone in the room that will be their enemy. 2. Then everyone must pick someone who will be their protector. 3. [...]
Type: Warm-Up, Break Out of Shell Purpose: To get students loose, creative and having fun. Procedure: 1. Everyone stands in a circle. 2. Tell the students you will start with a simple sound and motion that you will pass to the person to your right who will then pass it on and so forth around [...]
Type: Break Out of Shell. Purpose: A great way to get students – even the coolest – acting goofy and loving it. Procedure: 1. Get students in two equal lines facing each other – just a few feet apart. Every student should be looking directly across from another student. (If space is tight, make two sets [...]
Type: Raise-energy. Purpose: Designed to get people to act quickly, spot patterns and “get out of their heads.” Materials: A big enough space for the entire class to stand in a circle comfortably. Procedure: Hot Spot begins with the group standing in a circle. A suggestion may be given, but it is not necessary. One [...]
