Use markers or pens or whatever you have and create a sculpture out of them (rows of pens with one laying on top or make them into a letter shape, whatever).Their job is to guess who you’re representing in your sculpture. Tell kids that you are going to create a sculpture of a student. ![]() Note: I was taught this game as “Chinese sculptures” but to my knowledge, it has nothing to do with China, so I changed the name. This is very difficult to get, but students will love to play even while they struggle through it! This can last a couple weeks.After you ask if it is the black object, ask if it is the secret item for example, “Is it my easel?” At this point, your selected student who can read your mind will say, “Yes.”.The question before you ask if it is the hidden object, ask, “Is it _’s black hair” or “Is it the black chalkboard?” or “Is it the black _”? You don’t have to say black, but make sure that it is a mostly black object.Make sure all of these are NOT black/mostly black objects.The selected student will answer “No.” It is easier if you add colors and harder if you leave them off. Ask the special student to identify the secret object by asking, “Is it the whiteboard?” “Is it this red backpack?” “Is it this pen?” “Is it this rug?” etc.Once an object is chosen, ask the selected student back inside the room.Someone in the class or the class as a whole needs to pick an object in the room.Have the selected student leave the room.Tell the class that you and this selected student have a special brain connection and can read one another’s mind! (They’ll laugh at first, but then they’ll be really thrown off when you actually play.).Someone might already know how to play, so you can capitalize on that. You need to select a student to teach this game to prior to playing with the class.Remind them to think about the words “green glass door.” Eventually, they’ll pick up on it! I like to give similar examples to start, but then you can do random things such as, “A pillow can go through the green glass door, but a cake can’t.” Give them feedback on if they’re right or wrong, then move on. Feet can go through the green glass door, but shoes can’t. Timmy can go through the green glass door, but Sarah can’t. Trees can go through the green glass door, but a forest can’t. Examples might include: A pool can go through the green glass door, but water can’t. Give a few examples, then let kids try.For example, “Grass can go through the green glass door, but a field can’t.” You will always use the sentence frame, “_ can go through the green glass door, but _ can’t.” Any word that has double letters can go through the green glass door because green, glass, and door all have double letters.This actually has an academic bent to it. These mind games are ones that can only be done with a group of students once, so use cautiously! Most of these I learned while I was a camp counselor, and they are so fun to do with kids! Sprinkled throughout the year, I love to teach my students mind games. Our typical Morning Meetings follow the structure from Responsive Classroom, but there are some days that we spend a lot longer on activities than others. I love Morning Meetings with my sixth graders.
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