World Wildlife Day / Aussie Wildlife Charades Relay
Aussie Wildlife Charades Relay
Teams race to guess Australian animals acted out by a teammate, from echidnas and emus to frill-necked lizards and dugongs, with no words or sounds allowed.
How to run it
- Write Australian animal names on cards and place them face down at one end of the space.
- Split children into teams lined up at the other end.
- One player from each team runs to the pile, reads a card and acts the animal for their team.
- When the team guesses correctly, the next player runs to take a new card.
- Finish with a quick fact about the trickiest animal of the round.
You will need
- animal name or picture cards
Make it easier or harderYounger children can use picture cards of well-known animals; older children can draw rarer species and give a fact after each guess.
SafetyClear the running lane of chairs and bags.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 5, Outcome 3Children communicate without words and stay active while learning about Australian wildlife.
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