Game: Charades
Basically, Charades is pantomime: acting out a word or phrase without speaking.
Charades can be played with any type of word or phrase.
When pantomiming:
- indicate how many words are in your phrase or title by holding up that many of fingers.
- Then, hold up the finger of the word you are going to act out - for example, hold up two fingers for the second word.
- You can then divide a word into syllables by tapping your fingers on your forearm... for example, if you have a two syllable word you would tap two fingers onto your arm.
- The person acting the phrase can not talk - if someone guesses the correct word, you point at the person who got it right and nod "yes".
- You can cup your hand to your ear to indicate "sounds like"
- Bring your thumb and index finger close together to indicate a little word (such as on, in, the, and..)
- Have fun being silly!
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You can print charades cards from http://www.fun-stuff-to-do.com/kids-charades.html.
Here are some ideas for career charades:
artist | architect | actor | ballerina | barber | baseball player |
carpenter | chef | computer operator | doctor | dentist | dance instructor |
electrician | entertainer | elevator repair | farmer | firefighter | florist |
grocer | golf teacher | groomer (for dogs) | hairdresser | helicopter pilot | horse trainer |
illustrator | investigator | interior designer | jockey | judge | janitor |
knitter | kindergarten teacher | key maker | librarian | lifeguard | lumberjack |
musician | mechanic | model | nurse | news anchor | nanny |
optometrist | oceanographer | orthodontist | painter | police officer | photographer |
quilter | quarterback (football player) | quarry worker | rancher | roofer | reporter |
scientist | secretary | ski patrol | taxi driver | teacher | typist |
usher | umpire | uphosterer | veterinarian | violinist | ventriloquist |
welder | writer | waiter | x-ray technician | xeriscaper (landscaper who uses no water) | xylophonist |
yogo instructor | yodeler | yacht maker | zoologist | zoo keeper | zipper setter |