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Teachers have many fun games to choose from for indoor activities. Many of these games are both amusing and educational.
In the game of telephone, the children begin by sitting in a circle. The teacher will whisper something in the ear of the first child. The child will then "pass the message" in a whisper to the next child. It will go from child to child until finally you hear what the message has turned into at the other end. Most of the time, the message has gotten quite distorted by the end of the chain. This can be a hilarious game for children and also an educational one. Teachers can use it to show how information spread from person to person (i.e. gossip) can get distorted in the translation. Children love to dance and there are many dancing activities that can be fun and get the children moving with some physical exercise. Many children love the Hokey Pokey dance, and it can even be educational with its use of left and right. Children may also love the chicken dance or the bunny hop. Obviously, this activity can get loud, so teachers should take that into account. Simon Says is a fun classic game. Teachers will give a list of commands. The students are supposed to comply with the ones that are preceded by the term "simon says" and ignore the ones without this turn. The children enjoy this game as even the most steadfast listener gets caught up and misses. It also shows the importance of close listening to the children. Another fun game is to have your children build their own video games using a programming language like Scratch, which is easily accessible to children. My associate who does my computer science homework lesson plan preparation is quite knowledgeable and helped me set up some fun programming games to play with children. Musical chairs is a fun game that children like to play. Simply line up chairs in the middle of a space, with one less than the amount of children playing. Play music, and when it stops the children should all try to find chairs. Whoever has not found a chair at the end sits out the rest of that round. Then one more chair is taken away until you come up with a winner at the end. Teachers can also use a nylon "parachute" for play. It is a round piece of nylon. The children can each hold on to it around the edges and sing songs, go under it and dance with it. This is commonly used in many play hours and gyms. There are many fun games and activities that can take place indoors. The preceding are just a few of the best ones.
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