Charades Classroom Game
Act out a word without talking while your team guesses it before time runs out.
- Two teams
- 15 min
- Word cards
- 2nd to 12th grade
- Lively
One page with all five steps
How to Play
5 steps
Make two teams
Pick who acts first.
Take a card
The actor reads it silently.
Act it out
No talking, mouthing words or pointing at objects in the room.
Guess in a minute
The team calls out guesses.
Score and switch
A right guess is a point. Switch teams.
Ways to Change It Up
- Vocabulary CharadesAct out this week's words.
- Book CharadesAct out a character or scene from a class book.
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