What are you doing? Improv Game
Type of strategy: Closings and Wrap UpEnergizers and State ChangersGamesHumor and CelebrationMovementOpeners & Get to Know YouProcessingRole-Play, Drama, Charades
Learning styles: EN: Extraversion and Intuition
Students act out an activity that someone else describes.
Directions:
Everyone at one end of the room, form a long line. The first player of the line steps into the center room and starts miming an activity. As soon as the activity is clear, player 2 approaches player 1 and asks `What are you doing`.
The first player answers something that has nothing to do with what he's actually doing. E.g. if player 1 is cutting someone's hair, when asked what he's doing
He might say "I`m reading the newspaper".
First player moves away, and the second player starts miming the activity stated by the previous player. A third player comes up to player 2, asks what he is doing, and so on.
Play until everyone has mimed something, and has answered the question.
Variations:
- Can be played in smaller groups to eliminate many students standing around.
- Can be played in a circle rather than a line and continuously go around the circle.
Source:
Improv EncyclopediaRelated strategies:
Whatcha Doin ImprovSubmitted by: Kristi Knapp