Sunday, October 28, 2012

Halloween Acting Game for Ages 4-9

HALLOWEEN ACTING GAME FOR AGES 4-9

IGNITE THE IMAGINATION, SPRING INTO ACTION AND HAVE AN EGG-CELLENT TIME!
 
HOW TO PLAY

1) Ask students to find a place with plenty of room then demonstrate the egg position, crouching down on the floor, tucking the head in.

2) Have the students get down into the egg position.

3) Ask class to say, “Don’t talk to me, I’m in my egg.” Then say, “I’m very busy in my egg.” or “Just call my cell phone, I’m in my egg.”

4) Read one action, from the list below, and have the class rise from their egg positions and begin acting.

HALLOWEEN EGG Suggestions
  • Grow like a pumpkin on a vine.
  • Glow like a jack-o-lantern.
  • Become magical wizards casting spells.
  • Grow wings and fly like a wise old owl.
  • Become elves making Halloween candy.
  • Turn into sleepwalking zombies.
  • Trick or treat down the street.

5) Allow the class to act for a moment and then instruct everyone to return to the egg position by saying, “Back to the egg.”

6) Choose three or four actions, between each one the class returns to the egg position.

 

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Halloween Games, Music & Activities For Age 4-9

  
HALLOWEEN FUN PAC DOWNLOAD

FOR AGES 4-9


HALLOWEEN FUN PAC INCLUDES

3 Circle Games

3 Warm Ups

3 Crossing Games 

3 Acting Games

3 Songs and Music MP3's 

Bonus Creepy Crawly Kids Track 

3 Halloween Worksheets 

3 Coloring Sheets

All files are in PDF format

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Great for the classroom and at home!

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Shakespearean Throws - Acting Warm-up for Teens

 WARM-UP FOR TEENS

SHAKESPEAREAN THROWS

Materials
Choose lines from below, write them on note cards, one for each member of the group.


How to play

1) Begin by forming a standing circle.

2) Tell students they will each receive a card with a Shakespearean insult which they will deliver for the group.

3) Pass out one card to each student.

4) Tell the group that everyone will take a turn to step forward and deliver the line on the card.

5) Encourage everyone to cheer loudly after each line is performed.

SHAKESPEAREAN THROWS SUGGESTIONS


Thou bootless swag-bellied boil!

Thou infections toad spotted measle!

Thou rank fly-bitten codfish!

Thou goatish clay-brained barnacle!

Thou impertinent onion-eyed foot-licker!

Thou weedy rump-fed pignut!

Thou roguish milk-livered minnow!

Thou ruttish common kissing flax-wench!

Thou lumpish ill-natured malt-worm!

Thou tottering beef-witted baggage!

Thou wart-faced urchin!

Thou artless apple-john!

Thou puny elf-skinned lout!

Thou tickle-brained bug bear!








Monday, October 1, 2012

The Magic Bag - Acting Game For Ages 4 - 7

ACTING GAME 

FOR AGES 4 - 7 

THE MAGIC BAG


Materials

large bag or pillowcase
props and random objects (see suggestions below)


How to play

1) Collect and place several objects in a large bag. Remember to have as many or more items as there are students playing the game.

2) Tell students they each will have a turn to guess what is placed in their hands from the magic bag.

3) Ask students to give their magic to the bag by wiggling their fingers and saying, “Zing!” React to the student’s magic by shaking the bag.

4) Ask students to raise their hands if they would like a turn.

5) Student is selected to sit down next to the teacher in front of the class. For each turn the class chants, “Would you like...something hard, something easy, something-in-betweezy?”

6) Student tells teacher what kind of item they would like, for example in-be-tweezy (in between hard and easy).

7) Teacher asks student to close his/her eyes and hold out their hands as class says, “No peeking!”

8) Teacher places an object in the student’s hands to feel. He/she then guesses what it is. Remind the class not to say anything that gives away the answer while each student explores their object. Clues may be offered if necessary.

9) When the student guesses correctly, they open their eyes, the class applauds and the next student is selected for a turn.

10) After everyone has had a turn, the game is complete.

NOTE: Teachers may take a turn at the end of the game too! Hint, sometimes it's an added comedy bonus when the teacher guesses incorrectly. :)

Suggestions for Magic Bag
keys
teddy bear
sunglasses
baseball
rubber chicken
doll
stuffed animal
action figure
prop phone
book
hat
slipper
magic wand
pencil
wig
crown



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