Active Memorization Game
Action Race
Main Idea: Students will listen and respond to commands individually before they use words to express what they were asked to do. Supplies and Set-Up: - Have two cones, chairs, or some other markers on one side of a room. - Have a whiteboard with markers for score-keeping. Instructions: 1. Divide the students into two teams. Have each team line behind a chair. 2. Point out a finish line on the opposite side (a wall, another chair, a tree, etc.) 3. Say that you will give an action command (such as run, jump, clap, crawl, or hop) and the first student on each team will do that action from the chair to the finish line and back. When they get back to the chair, they must say “I can [whatever the action was]!” The first student to get to their chair wins a point for their team. Give an extra point if the sentence is said properly. 4. Start the race by giving an action command to the first pair, then send them to the back of their team’s lines. Track points on a whiteboard. 5. Continue the same way for the other pairs. When the game is finished, count the points and announce the winning team.
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