Theatre Education: A Resource of Practical and Project-Based Warm-ups/Theatre Games for K-12

Circle Sit

Where we learned it: Creative Drama at NU
Ages: 4th grade and up
Materials: None

Process:

1. Ask the group to stand in a very tight circle shoulder to shoulder.
2. Have everyone turn to the right (or the left it doesn’t matter) and shuffle into the middle of the circle even more so that you are standing very close to the person in front of and behind you.
3. On the count of three everyone sits down on the lap of the person behind them (be cautious with some grades about body issues).

Variations:

1. Once the group is competent with sitting on laps, start walking around the circle with everyone stepping right then left at the same time.  Try to walk once around the circle without anyone falling.

      

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