THE KING TYPE OF GAME: -
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Physical activity game Pantomime game Team game
OBJECTIVE:
TARGET AGE:
The objectives of the game are: - to familiarize Ss with classical and modern sports - to learn to express themselves through physical activity - to have fun
From the age of 5 and above
DESCRIPTION One of the players is set to be the King and the rest of the students are asked to present him their favourite sports through miming. If the King makes a correct guess he keeps his crown. If he doesn’t , then he loses his crown over the player whose favourite sport he could not guess. The game goes on until all the students have presented at least one sport. The more the players, the more are the sports presented since one cannot mime the same sport twice.
Nº PLAYERS : - The whole class
RULES: -
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MATERIAL: -audio CD
A draw is used in order to pick a King When the King guesses incorrectly, he has to hand his crown over to the player whose sport he couldn’t guess If the King guesses all the sports correctly, then the last player gets to be the next King.
- paper crown
OTHER OPTIONS : -
DURATION:
We can use music for as long as we want each player to be miming a sport. This game can be played with different subjects as well, depending on what we want to focus on e.g. emotions, jobs etc.
Approximately 40 minutes /Depends on number of players
WHERE TO PLAY:
COMMENTS This game was presented in the 11th Primary School of Haidari during the Erasmus+ LTTA Meeting and can be played by all classes in the schoolyard or in the classroom. https://erasmusplushappens.com/category/physical-education/page/2/
GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION
In the classroom,- In the school yard, Outside in an
open space area.