The Entrance Game for ages 13 and UP

ACTING GAME

FOR AGES 13 AND UP

ENTRANCE GAME

How to play

1) Start with students finding a partner and sitting for instructions.

2) Each pair is given an entrance to perform using the suggestions below or make up your own. This must be kept secret.

3) Students raise their hands when they are ready for a turn.

4) Choose the first pair of students and quietly instruct them, without the audience hearing, how to enter the stage.

5) The audience give actors the cue, “AND ACTION!” to begin each turn.

Notes: 
The actors enter as instructed, after a few moments the “FREEZE!” cue is given and the audience guesses the action. 

When the correct answer is given, ask students on stage to bow and sit down as the audience applauds. After each pair has had a turn the game is complete.

Entrance Game Suggestions

Cave people creating fire for the first time

Grandparents at a loud rock concert

Burglars cracking a safe, in the dark

Shakespearean actors in a pie-eating contest

Cowboy super models strutting down the runway

Body builders lifting weights at gym

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If You're Ready - Transition Technique

 TRANSITION GAME

FOR AGES THREE AND UP

IF YOU'RE READY

How to play

1) Start with students standing up.

2) Tell students to listen to instructions and follow your movements.

3) Teacher repeats the following lines with a loud voice, rhythmically while performing the motions.

“If you’re ready put your hands on your head!

If you’re ready put your hands on your nose!

If you’re ready put your hands on your knees!

If you’re ready put your hands on your toes. Knees! Toes!

Knees! Toes! If you’re ready say… I’m READY!”

4) Students mirror the actions and say, “I’m READY!”

Note:  Use this technique to focus students at any time or as a transition from one activity to another. "If You're Ready" is a perfect, quick and easy exercise to capture and maintain attention using a positive, energetic attitude.

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circle games, warm ups, crossing games, 
acting games, and transitions.

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The Egg Acting Game For Ages Three and Up!

ACTING GAME 

FOR AGES THREE AND UP

T H E   E G G

How to play

1) Ask students to find a place on the floor and to get into an egg position by crouching down, tucking their heads in.

2) Tell students to say, “Don’t talk to me, I’m in my egg.” Then say, “I’m very busy in my egg.” Finally say, “Just call my cell phone, I’m in my egg.” Then have students return to the egg position.

3) Choose an action to perform using the suggestions below.

4) Ask the class to count to three, then rise up from their egg positions and perform together. Allow the class to act for a few moments.

5) Tell the class to say, “Back to the egg!” Then students return to their original egg position.

6) Choose three or more actions of your own or use the suggestions below.

Egg Suggestions

Hatch into Dinosaurs
Grow like seeds
Float like snowflakes 

Turn into robots

Swim like fish

Grow into giants

Fly like hummingbirds

Try Emotions: 
happy, sad, silly, shy, excited, surprised, angry, sneaky, etc.

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