It encourages concentration, memory, and mindful attention through simple, structured tasks.
1. Walk around the room
Ask the children to begin walking quietly around the room in silence.
Encourage them to take in as much as they can about their surroundings. This might include the position of furniture, colours, objects in the room, decorations, and details about their classmates.
2. Close your eyes and point
After a short time, ask the children to stop where they are and close their eyes.
Ask them to point to something specific in the room without opening their eyes, for example a clock, a stack of chairs, or a person wearing red shoes.
Ask the children to open their eyes and check whether they were pointing in the right direction.
3. Repeat
Repeat the exercise by asking the children to walk around the room again, this time encouraging them to look even more carefully at everything around them.
Ask them to freeze, close their eyes again, and point to a different object.
As the game continues, gradually make the challenges harder by choosing more detailed or less obvious things to point to.
This game is particularly effective for settling a group or sharpening awareness before more detailed drama or movement work. Praise careful observation rather than accuracy to encourage confidence and curiosity.
Lucy Quick, Principal of Perform.
