Age: 9 to adult
Players: Whole group
Time: 10-20 minutes
Tags: Observation, Mime, Grammar
Materials: List of adverbs and activities (see below)

Guess the emotion/action and adverb in this hilarious mime guessing game!

You can play the game in a circle or even at desks/tables. One person is picked to go outside the room while the rest of the group decides on an adverb from the list, such as “quickly”, “cheerfully” or “sleepily.”

The volunteer returns and chooses any activity from the other list (or an activity that she has thought of). She tries to guess the adverb by asking any individual or a few members of the class to mime the activity. They should do this in the manner (style) of the adverb.

For example, the volunteer may ask someone to “play a piano” or “dig a hole” in the manner of the adverb. If she can’t guess the adverb, she can ask other people to mime different activities (she is allowed up to three guesses). When she gets it right, or her three guesses are up, another volunteer goes outside while the group chooses a new adverb.

Director’s Tips

• The fun comes when players have to eat fish and chips miserably, do their homework sneakily, or play the harp dangerously…
• For adults/advanced players, don’t use any lists.