Mime it down the Alley

Type of Lesson:

            Skills Development

Age Group:

            9-12 grade (age 10+)

Time Period:

            15 Minutes

Materials Needed:

            None

Objectives:

            The student will be able to use concentration skills and pantomime.

National Goals:

• #2        -           The student will act by interacting in improvisation and assuming roles.

Procedure:

            8-10 participants should sit in a straight line facing the same direction.  The participants should not talk.  The person at the end of the line should be given an object to pantomime (a balloon, pencil, etc.).  The participants must remain seated during this activity.  The person who was given the object should tap the person in front of them and pantomime it to them.  Once that person knows, they will tap the person in front of them and the pantomime should continue down the line.

Evaluation Method

            Have a group discussion with participants.  Have them tell what they thought it was and what others did.  Ask if the object changed down the line. 

            Check List Blank Use