This game develops confidence, observation skills and performance awareness.
1. Demonstrate different entrances
Show the children different ways of entering a room, such as nervously, confidently, excitedly or sadly. Talk about how eye contact, speed, posture and energy can change the way an entrance feels.
2. Let the children have a turn
Invite volunteers to enter the room and introduce themselves in different ways. Encourage them to use their body language and voice to show a particular emotion or confidence level.
3. Add some challenges
Ask the children to imagine they are different characters, such as a celebrity, nervous student, superhero, teacher, king or queen. The rest of the group watches carefully and guesses who or what they are portraying.
4. Reflect together
Discuss which physical choices made each entrance believable. Encourage the children to think about how small changes in posture, movement, eye contact and energy can affect how someone comes across.
Children often discover that confidence is communicated physically before anyone even speaks. Encourage exaggerated but controlled physical choices to help children clearly understand how posture and movement affect first impressions.
Lucy Quick, Principal of Perform.
