Interlingual Energizers/Banana-Palm tree-Elephant
Facilitator | |
amount | 1, more to keep active groups under control |
language level | (medium) |
Participants | |
age | 3+ |
group size | up to 20 |
Setting | |
materials | nothing special |
space | free space, preferably outdoor |
time | 10-30 min |
Outcome | |
energizer, game for breaks |
The activity Banana-Palm tree-Elephant (svenska: Banan-Palm-Elefant, Deutsch: Banane-Palme-Elefant, română: Banană-Palmier-Elefant, español: Banana-Palmera-Elefante) is part of the collection of interlingual energizers. See a list of all activities.
Introduction
The introduction is also available in 1 other languages: español
Let's play tag. In this much cooler version it's not just about catching somebody else but about turning her or him into a banana, a palm tree or an elephant.
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Vamos a jugar. En esta tremenda version del juego, no se trata de atrapar a la gente sino de convertirlos en Bananas, Palmeras o Elefantes. |
Rules
The rules is also available in 3 other languages: español, svenska, Deutsch
- In the moment the catcher touches somebody she or he can decide in which creature the person shall be. It can be either a banana, a palm tree or an elephant.
- The caught person freezes as one of this creatures and has to stay like this until somebody else rescues her or him with a certain movement.
- The movements are like this: …
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the banana
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the palm tree
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the elephant
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End of the Game
We all got tired. I think it is enough.
Possible extensions
- If you play with bigger groups two or more persons can catch instead of one.
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for the beginning it can be good to use only one or two movements: here only Banana
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…and only Banana and Elephant
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for bigger groups you can use more than one catcher