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Charades

Students act out a word or phrase without speaking while their team guesses. A movement-based review game that works for vocabulary, characters and historical events.

  • πŸŽ“ Grades K–12
  • ⏱ 10–30 min
  • πŸ‘₯ Two or more teams
  • πŸ“¦ Low prep
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How to play Charades

  1. Prepare slips with words, book characters, verbs or events.
  2. A player picks a slip and acts it out silently for their team.
  3. The team has 60 seconds to guess.
  4. A correct guess earns a point. Switch teams.
  5. Play until every student has acted at least once.

Variations

  • History charades: act out famous moments.
  • Reverse charades: the whole team acts and one student guesses.

πŸ’‘ Teacher tips

  • Agree on hand signals first, such as holding up fingers for the number of words.
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