Hidden Sculpture Copy Relay

Each team recreates with their bodies a group sculpture drawn on a faraway card: one at a time, each student goes to look at it for ten seconds, comes back, and positions teammates without talking. Students build perception, visual memory, and cooperative body expression.

How to play

1. Prepare 8 cards with simple drawings of 4 people forming a shape (a bridge, a boat, a flower). Make 5 teams of 5 by their cones, each with a chair 6 m (20 ft) away and a card face down on it (3 min).
2. On the whistle, the first student power-walks over, looks for 10 seconds, and returns. Without talking, they position teammates with gestures and gentle touches on arms and shoulders.
3. Then the second student goes, looks, and fixes or adds to the sculpture, and so on until everyone has gone; whoever leaves gives up their spot and takes it back on return.
4. The team raises a hand when done and holds still for 5 seconds; the teacher awards 1 to 3 points for accuracy. Play 4 rounds of about 3 minutes, rotating chairs (13 min).
5. Final round: each team invents a sculpture and another team copies it after looking for only 10 seconds (4 min).

Rules

• No talking while building.
• Touch only arms, shoulders, and back, gently.
• Shapes never involve carrying weight or climbing on anyone.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: the student is part of the sculpture in a chair or acts as lead sculptor.
• Hearing impairment: the game is visual; make sure the student can see start and stop signals.
• Autism or shyness: agree on comfortable touch beforehand; the student may use gestures only.

Learning goals

• Observe carefully and remember body positions.
• Communicate through gestures and respectful touch.
• Accept teammates' corrections.

Equipment for a class of 25

• Picture cards: 8
• Cones: 5

Teacher tip

Draw stick figures with very clear arms and legs. If a team gets stuck, allow one word per person in round two, then take it away.

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