Team Sculpture: How We Played and How We Want to Play

Each team creates a frozen human sculpture showing how it felt while playing, and another showing how it wants to feel next time. The rest of the class interprets it, and the team reflects without a long discussion.

How to play

1. With your game team, take two minutes to agree, with little talking, on a sculpture of how you felt today (2 min).
2. Showcase: each team freezes for 10 seconds and the others say what emotion they see (3 min).
3. New sculpture with a slow-motion transition: from how we played to how we want to play (2 min).
4. Show the transitions, and each team shares one sentence with its commitment for next class (3 min).

Rules

• The whole team is part of the sculpture.
• Contact only on hands, shoulders and back; no one climbs on anyone.
• Interpreters talk about the sculpture, not about specific people.
• Poses must be holdable for 10 seconds without pain.

Variations

Adaptations

• Wheelchair users: can be the center of the sculpture using arm and trunk gestures.
• Students with visual impairments: a teammate describes the sculpture and they find their place by touch.
• Students with stage fright: may choose a low-key position or face away.

Learning goals

• Express the team's emotions through the body.
• Interpret other groups' body language.
• Agree on a commitment for the team to improve.

Teacher tip

If your school allows it, take a photo of the final sculptures and show it at the start of next class. Common issue: joke sculptures; ask them to be honest.

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