Hobbies And Interests
Early Elementary Ideas
Choose simple words for elementary children in early grades. Animals including dog, cat, cow, horse, frog, fish and rabbit are easy for children to act out. Take the game outside or to the gym to allow young children to act out physical activities such as walk, run, jump, skip, hop and throw. Encourage children to try to read the word on the paper, and whisper the word to them if they have a problem reading it.
Middle Elementary Ideas
Second- and third-graders can handle more complex categories. Names of stories and books they have read or that you have read to them are good charades ideas. You can write the names on the slips of paper or give an index card to each student and let them write down a book title. Follow the same procedure for movies, Disney characters, songs or television shows. Write the category on the board so the children know what they're guessing.
Upper Elementary Ideas
Fourth- and fifth-graders can use the same categories as younger elementary students or use subjects that relate to classroom lessons and learning material. Science charades can include a category such as weather with words such as clouds, rain, snow and tornado or the category insects with words such as bee, grasshopper, praying mantis and butterfly. Social Studies charades can include the category landforms with words like mountain, valley, tundra and hills. Students can play individually with each one acting out words or phrases or divide into teams and compete for points that can be rewarded with extra computer time or library time.