Animal Farm | Playworks

To develop children's listening and cooperation skills

In a circle, number off players from one to three, four or five (depending on the size of group and complexity the group can handle).
Assign an animal for each number.
Tell everyone what animal the numbers corresponds with and what sound that animal makes. They could be a dog (bark), a duck (quack), a cow (moo), a cat (meow), a sheep (baa), a lion (roar), etc.
Make sure every player has been assigned and remembers their animal.
Review safety measures of walking slowly and hands out when players close their eyes.

Designate a play area with safe boundaries and room for the group to move.

Players must keep their eyes shut during the game.
They must find their fellow matching animals by making their sounds while walking slowly around the area with their hands up to act as a bumper.
The game is over when everyone has found their group or when the first group is complete and together.

Instead of numbers, give players pictures of different animals which they need to represent with the corresponding sound.
Depending on the age and ability of your group you can add more or less animals to make groups larger or smaller.

Animals Two by Two style:

Have animal cards with or without pictures depending on age group.
Begin the game by giving each person one animal card.
Explain that s/he must move around the room while imitating the movements of the animal whose name appears on the card (For younger players a picture may be necessary).
As each person moves around the room, s/he must look for another who is imitating the same animal.
When a player finds her/his animal mate, the partners stand together until everyone has found a mate.