Quiet games

Statues

Students freeze like statues while the teacher tries to make them move or laugh. A quiet game to settle a class before a transition.

  • 🎓 Grades K–5
  • ⏱ 3–10 min
  • 👥 Whole class
  • 📦 No prep
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How to play Statues

  1. Students pick a pose and freeze.
  2. The teacher (or a chosen student) walks around and tries to make statues move, by telling jokes or making faces. No touching.
  3. Any statue that moves or laughs sits down.
  4. The last statue standing wins.

Variations

  • Museum version: the class guesses what each statue is supposed to be.
How to play Statues: printable classroom rule card with the steps, time (3–10 min), grades k–5 and prep

📌 Rule card to print or pin

The rules of Statues on one card. Print it for the board or a sub folder, or save it to Pinterest for later.

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