World Wildlife Day / Microbat and Moth Game
Microbat and Moth Game
In a circle game, a blindfolded microbat calls out and listens for answering moths, learning how Australia's tiny insect-eating bats find food by echolocation.
How to run it
- Explain that many small Australian bats find insects at night by sending out calls and listening for echoes.
- Form a large circle of children holding hands as the cave walls.
- Choose one blindfolded bat and two or three moths inside the circle.
- When the bat calls 'bat', every moth must answer 'moth', and the bat tries to tag them by sound.
- Swap roles after each moth is caught or after one minute.
You will need
- blindfold or scarf
Make it easier or harderYounger children can play with eyes closed instead of a blindfold and a smaller circle; older children can add trees that call 'tree' to confuse the bat.
SafetyKeep the circle small and walking pace only; offer eyes-closed instead of a blindfold for children who prefer it.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 4, Outcome 3Children explore how animals sense the world while practising listening and cooperative play.
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