4 • MODULE ONE: GETTING STARTED
ACTIVITY THREE
Mime an Interest- The children form a circle and think of a hobby, sport or some other activity they like which they
can mime. For example, a child who likes to play drums can mime it or a child who likes cricket
can mime that. - Encourage the children to mime different hobbies so that the miming performances are not
duplicated. This will create variety and the children will enjoy guessing. - After each person has mimed in front of the rest of the group, the group is asked to remember
each other’s mimes. The facilitator may join in the game with the children. - The game starts with one person clapping hands and then saying the person’s name and miming
him or her. That person now claps, says another person’s name and mimes him or her. A person,
who mixes up or forgets the name of the person and the mime, is out. Any child who remembers
the name and the mime begins the activity again.
Experience from the field
Children of age group 9-11 like to mime games or a famous personality.ACTIVITY FOUR
If You Were an Animal- Ask the children to choose an animal they would like to portray. They should be able to say why
they want to be that animal. - The child imitates or poses like that animal. Allow a minute to prepare.
- Form a circle. Each child, including the facilitator, comes to the center of the circle, imitates an
animal and explains why the animal was chosen. The child should explain which qualities
attracted him/her to this particular animal and how those qualities were common between the
child and the animal.
Experience from the field
An explanation by the facilitator about the objective of this session helps all the children. Children enjoy
the activity, but later could tease and label each other so it is important to set up a few ground rules.
Younger children say what they like about the animal rather than a quality.