Ideas for activities in the classroom

Guess Who B Ask each player to sit in a circle on the floor or on a rug. B Ask one pupil to stand separate from the group to be ‘the detective’. B Assign one pupil to be the ‘leader’. B The leader will start doing an action with their body (i.e., clapping, jumping, jogging on the spot, etc.) and the whole class will follow. B Bring the detective to the centre of the circle. B The ‘leader’ will do different actions and the whole class will follow. B The detective has to guess who the leader is! B Once they guess correctly, they will join the circle and the old leader will become the detective and a new leader is chosen. Copy Cat!

B Each player finds a partner. B The pairs all stand up and face each other. B One partner starts doing different actions of their choice, such as hopping on one foot, moving their arms, etc. B The other partner must copy these actions. B The goal of the game is to mirror each other. B Players can take turns being the copycat. *This is a fun activity to play at home with a member of your family. If there are more people in your household, invite them to play and guess who is copying who!

The Bean Game Making sure everyone is properly distanced, the leader calls out a type of bean and the rest of the players carry out the required action.

Make it even more fun by adding your own ‘beans’ as well! *If there are two or more people in your home, you can play this at home too!

BRunner bean – run on the spot BJumping bean – jump on the spot BBroad bean – make themselves as wide as they can BString bean – make themselves as tall as they can BJelly bean – wriggle and wobble like jelly BFrozen bean – shiver and make

“Brrrr” sounds BBaked bean – curl up in a ball BBeans on toast – lie spread out on the floor BFrench bean – pose and say

“Oh la la”