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Basically, my activity is a creative and interactive walk through a fictional jungle. The intention behind this game is to activate the children's bodies as well as their minds. It can be played during any time of the day, whether it is in the morning or after lunch break.
The game consists of two parts, but can be altercated adapted depending on how much time is available.
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Arguably, the game could be played with every age group by simply altering the story and the instructions. However, I think the game works better when it is played with 3rd and 4th graders since they are much easier to excite for such activities than 5th or 6th graders.
The game is not supposed to take longer than 10 minutes as it might get too repetitive after a while. However, it is up to te the teacher to altercate vary the story and keep things fresh.
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The most important aspect to keep in mind is to „keep things fresh“ by using a large variety of activitesactivities. If you get the feeling the children might be bored, mix things up by changing the environment of the story (for example from walking to paddling on a river). It might also be helpful to vary the speed with which the instructions are given. The faster the key words are given the more the children have to concentrate. I got the feeling that they had the most fun when they had to run, jump and cover their heads at the same time, so connecting two activities with each other might also be a possibility.
