Acting Game for young actors - Working Out The Bugs

 ACTING GAME 

FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN 

 WORKING OUT THE BUGS

How to play

1) Start with students lined up, ready to act.

2) Ask the students to think of a bug they’re familiar with.

3) Select a student to share a bug for the class to perform.

4) Have the class share what they know about the bug, and then cross the space performing the student’s suggestion such as crickets.

5) Ask the class to line up and a new student is selected for a turn.

6) Students cross the space performing as many bugs as they can suggest.

7) When everyone has had a turn, the game is complete.

Note: If a student needs help thinking of bugs, you may use the suggestions below.

Working out the Bugs Suggestions

caterpillars       ladybugs                   

beetles             fireflies

ants                  spiders                

stink bugs        butterflies

cockroaches    house flies                 

mosquitoes      moths

centipedes       praying mantis  

dragonflies       grasshoppers

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The Age Game for Ages 7-12

ACTING GAME 

FOR AGES 7-12

 AGE GAME

HOW TO PLAY 

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

2) Tell students that each pair must choose the same age to perform, between one and one hundred years, this age must be kept secret.

3) Pairs that are ready raise their hands. Ask each pair of actors to whisper their age to you, before the scene begins.

4) Begin each turn by saying, “And action!” Allow each pair to act for a few moments then say, “FREEZE!”

5) Ask students in the audience to raise their hands to guess the age being performed. If the correct age is higher than the age guessed, tell the class, “higher.” If the correct age is lower than the age guessed, tell the class, “lower.”

6) When the correct age is guessed, actors bow, the audience applauds, and the next pair has a turn.

Note: Each pair performs a short scene, so remind the audience to remain quiet and polite until the “FREEZE!” cue is given.

7) After each pair has had a turn, ask to students switch partners, choose a new age, and begin again.

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