The Telephone Game- Students sit in a circle. Pick one person to be the "operator" and whisper a sentence to the person on their left. Then that person whispers it to the person on their left until the sentence has made it all the way around the circle. The last person announces the sentence they heard whispered and then the operator shares the original sentence. The group compares the two sentences and the teacher leads a discussion about rumors and false information or a lesson on listening intently when others/the teacher is speaking.
Charades (Class Rules)- Students act out a class rule or school wide expectation and others guess.
I Think You Are Feeling- Student act on an emotion. Another student walks up and says "I think you are feeling..." and makes a guess. If they are right the group can talk about what you would do in real life if your friend was feeling that way.
Blindfold Game- One student wears a blindfold or closes their eyes. The other student leads them around the room by giving directions verbally. The teacher leads a discussion about the value of following directions or communicating effectively and calmly.
Me Too!- Each student takes turns sharing one fact about themselves like "My favorite ice cream is chocolate." Students stand up and say "Me too!" if the fact is also true for them. Teacher leads a discussion about how much we all have in common and on how we can build friendships with our similarities.
Simon Says- Play Simon Says. Teacher leads a discussion about the value of following directions.
Would You Rather- Students take turns posing a would you rather question to the group. Example, would you rather have the power of flight or be able to turn invisible? Teacher preteaches taking turns in group conversation and having eyes on the speaker. Teacher leads a discussion after the game about how it felt to be able to speak with everyone's attention and how we should give that to others.
What Are You Doing?- Student A stands and does a motion (example playing guitar). Student B walks up and says "What are you doing?" in a friendly tone. Student says something unrelated to their motion (example "I'm driving a car"). Student B pretends to drive a car and another student walks up and asks them "What are you doing?" to keep the game going. Teacher leads a discussion about friendly tone. The question "What are you doing?" can mean different things depending on your tone. (adapted from PlayWorks)
Pretzel Game- Everyone stands in a circle. Everyone reaches out and holds hands with someone else. Do not grab both hands of the same person. Students work together to untangle the pretzel by taking turns and communicating with each other.
Evolution- Everyone starts out as an egg. Students pair up and play Rock Paper Scissors. The winner "evolves" into the next stage and the loser stays at the current stage. After they play one round of Rock Paper Scissors they walk around the room and find the next person to play with. The levels of the game go from egg to chicken to dinosaur to rock star to superhero. Teacher leads a discussion on losing gracefully and the power of persistence. (Adapted from PlayWorks)
RoShamBo Rock Star- Students pair up to play Rock Paper Scissors. The winner finds a new person to play with and the loser follows them around saying "Go____ go!" The winner is the person with the most cheerleaders at the end. Teacher leads a discussion about cheering each other on. (Adapted from PlayWorks)
All About ME Pictionary- Students take turns drawing something they love or some cool fact about themselves on the board while everyone else guesses. When the answer is guessed, the student can explain their drawing and why they chose it. (Building community)
The Wind Blows- Everyone sits in a circle. One student says a fact about themselves (Ex. my favorite soda is Dr. Pepper). Everyone who agrees stands up and switches places with another person who stood up. (building community)
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