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What Animal Am I?

GAMEPLAY
Player 1 writes down the name of five animals, showing their list to no one by placing it face down. The player then pantomimes
one animal from their list. The rest of the players guess the animal.

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What’s My Job?

GAMEPLAY
The first player writes down five jobs on a piece of paper, showing their list to no one by placing it face down. The player then pantomimes one of the jobs listed. The rest of the players try to guess what the job is.

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People Treasure Hunt

GAMEPLAY
2 Players: Player 1 randomly selects and marks ten questions from the 40 questions listed below and asks them of Player
2. The player who first asks the questions is not allowed to record the other player’s answers on paper.

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Applause

GAMEPLAY
One player is sent out of the room/area, and the rest of the players think of a four-step task for them to carry out (i.e. go to a specific area, select an object, do something with the object, then perform an additional action). When the person outside reenters, the rest of the players start applauding softly.

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Spinning Recognition

GAMEPLAY - COMMUNITY GAME
The group forms a circle. The first player holds the ball of yarn. They identify another player, stating what that player did or said that impressed them (e.g., they listened well, said something funny, etc.). They throw the ball to that person, while holding on to the end of the yarn.

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Where Am I?

GAMEPLAY
The first player writes five locations (e.g., a bowling alley, an office, a mountainside, outer space, a kitchen) down on a
piece of paper, showing their list to no one by placing it face down. The player chooses a location from their list and pantomimes
one or more actions that might be performed there (e.g., bowling, typing, hiking, fixing the Hubble telescope,
cooking).

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Reading Into

Player tries to answer specific questions, written on the question card, that are based on a paragraph of text that was read to them. The questions prompt the player to recall facts and/or underlying feelings and core values indicated in the text. Note—Some texts (e.g., non-fiction, scientific texts) may not have feeling or values questions.

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Build A Scene

GAMEPLAY
Player 1 writes down a scene and places the paper face down. Player 1 pantomimes an activity that might take place within that scene. When the next player thinks they understand the scene the first player has created, they write down what they think the scene is about and then add to the scene by performing an activity that is compatible with Players 1’s.

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Parts of an Animal

GAMEPLAY
Player 1 writes down the name of an animal and places the paper face down. Player 1 then pantomimes one part of that animal. When the next player thinks they understand what the animal is, they write it down and then add another animal part that shows more of the whole animal. Other players write down what they see and then add to the animal.

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