How to play Silent Ball
- Students stand or sit on top of their desks (only if your school allows it) spread around the room.
- Toss the ball to a student. From now on, nobody may talk, laugh out loud or make any noise.
- Students throw the ball to each other. You are out if you make a sound, drop a catchable ball, or throw one nobody could catch.
- Students who are out sit down and quietly watch, or become judges.
- Play until two or three students remain, then start a new round.
Variations
- Speed round: students must pass within three seconds.
- Review version: whoever catches the ball must silently write an answer on a mini whiteboard and hold it up.
π‘ Teacher tips
- Make the teacher the final judge of "uncatchable" throws to avoid arguments.