Activity Categories: Familiar: Community Level 2

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: Each team needs 1 paper cup, 1 die from a set of dice, string, and 2 chairs

How To Play:Divide the players into teams of equal numbers (six
or more per team). Each team should line up single file at one end of
the classroom. At the other end of the room place one cup for each
team. Hang a piece of string between two chairs at waist level, and
place the string on the far side of the row of cups. Place one die in
front of each team.

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: An object that can be easily passed (a small ball or stuffed animal).

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: None

How to Play: The player who is chosen to be It leaves the playing
area while the rest of the players decide on a predicament. For
example, you’ve jumped from an airplane and your chute fails to open. It
returns and asks players, “What would you do?” They respond with their
ideas. They may reply; “I’d scream!” It has three guesses to figure out
the original predicament. There is no limit to the number of players It
can ask.

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: None

How to Play: Around a circle each player counts off by ones.
This counting game requires that you agree ahead of time by what
counting rule you are going to send the action around the circle:
counting by twos, threes, fives, tens, etc. To begin, the player that is
number five says “Pop!” and sits down. Following the predetermined
rule, successive players say, “Pop!” and also sit down. The game
continues in this fashion until only one player is left standing.

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: None

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: Paper and drawing materials

How To Play: This is a takeoff on the board game of the same
name. A player is given a word by the leader, which he tries to
represent through a quick drawing while the rest of the group guesses
what it is. The first person to correctly guess the word stands up and
becomes the next player to receive a new word from the leader.

Plan for Success: Decide on a method of guessing before you begin.

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: None

How To Play: Give students a moment to think of a silly facial
expression. One player starts by making a face and then looks at his
neighbor. The neighbor tries to mimic the face. Then the neighbor turns
to the next person and passes the mask, i.e. passing on her facial
expression. Each player copies and passes around the circle.

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: Cards with bragging activities written on them.

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: None

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: Number cards, one for each player

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: None

How To Play: A player starts a “news” story by beginning to tell
a story about himself or someone else doing his hobby. For example, a
player who loves to go to movies could start her story: “One day when I
was checking out the movie page in the newspaper….” Then the next
player continues the story with a phrase or two; and the next player
adds, and so on. You can go all the way around, or stop after five to
eight people.

Community Level 2 – Familiar

Materials: None