Cooperative Statues Challenge
Cooperative statues: students dance to music and, when it stops, form together the shape the teacher calls.
How to play
- The group dances around while the music plays.
- When it stops, call a shape: a bridge, a castle, a letter or an animal.
- The group or subgroups make the shape with their bodies in 10 seconds and freeze.
- Comment on the shape and repeat with another.
Rules
- Nobody carries another person's weight.
- Everyone must be part of the shape.
Variations
Easier
Simple shapes in groups of 3.
Standard
Shapes in groups of 5.
Harder
The whole class makes one big shape.
Adaptations
- Limited mobility: center of the shape.
- Shy students: fixed groups of trusted classmates.
Learning goals
- Develop body expression and creativity.
- Cooperate to reach a shared result.
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