It sparks laughter and excitement while testing focus, listening and timing.
Children must work together in perfect rhythm to get the whole group standing without a single mistake.
1. Start crouched down
Ask the whole group to crouch quietly on the floor.
2. Begin the popping
One child stands and says, "Pop".
Another child follows by standing and saying "Corn".
3. Keep the rhythm
The group continues in this alternating pattern: one says "Pop", the next says "Corn", and so on.
The goal is to get the entire class standing in sequence without anyone speaking at the same time.
4. Back to the start if...
If two children speak together, the whole class crouches back down and starts again from the beginning!
A deceptively simple activity that's brilliant for concentration. It's also a great reset game if the energy is getting too wild - it demands quiet, calm teamwork.
Lucy Quick, Principal of Perform.
