Speed Statues
Speed statues: students move to music and freeze like statues as soon as it stops.
How to play
- Play music; students move freely.
- Stop the music: everyone freezes.
- Call a statue theme (superhero, animal, letter).
- Students who move do a fun challenge and rejoin.
Rules
- Freeze completely.
- Keep personal space.
Variations
Easier
Free statues.
Standard
Themed statues.
Harder
Balance statues held 5 seconds.
Adaptations
- Limited mobility: seated statues.
- Very inclusive.
Learning goals
- Develop reaction.
- Improve body control.
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