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In this youthful version of Charades, children pantomime a familiar theme. Some possibilities: eat food (twirl spaghetti, sip soup, peel a banana, lick an ice cream cone, drink with a straw), animal movements (elephant, kangaroo, rabbit, snake), and jobs
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After lots of first-hand experiences—creative movement (fingerplays such as Johnny Hammers With One Hammer), pretend play (see How Animals Move), music (;The Elephants;), and acting out favorite stories—children will confidently approach this new challeng
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At first, you may need to demonstrate how this Creative Experience works. Help children write and read their cards. Soon they will be able to do this independently.
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With your friends, choose a theme with fun things to act out. Let’s say the theme you pick is a carpenter.
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To make cards: On an index card, write your idea for pantomiming something a carpenter does, such as pound nails, use a tape measure, or saw wood. With Crayola® Washable Markers, write the words and illustrate the activity. Make several different cards wi
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To pantomime: Mix up the cards that you and your friends made. One child at a time chooses a card and decides how to act out the idea.
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Pantomime the activity for the group. Who can figure out what you’re doing? That person gets the next turn. Make new cards often.
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