The Halloween 'Sleepy mummy' game.

 

 The Halloween 'Sleepy mummy' game.

Subject	The mummy in the title could be any Halloween monster/character.  Target language: I use this game to practice colours and counting with the candy. If you add some pictures to some of the candy as lucky/unlucky candy you can practice other vocabulary and possibly some structures too.  Age range: This is one for the little ones up to about six. After that they get a bit too ‘savvy’ and find to many ‘corners’ to cut making the game unplayable.  Class size: A group of up to about eight maximum would be my suggestion. You will have to consider the health and safety issues involved with these kids of running around ‘danger games’. If you have larger classes you may be able to play rounds.
Richard’s comments.	Watch out for the health and safety issues.
Group size:	Suitable for classes of 1-8. Bigger class sizes may become dangerous as the students run around.
Team teaching game?	Can be played with one teacher.
Materials	‘Candy’ to collect. I would suggest different colours to practice colours at the end of each round. You can identify the different colours or count how many of each you have collected. You may want to have the lucky/unlucky candy I mentioned above.   Something for each student to put their candy into. A cloak for your monster to ‘sleep’ under.
Game set up.	Students stand against one wall. The mummy will go to sleep by the other. If you play the team game you need to know who is in the teams.  Lay the ‘candy’ around where the mummy is sleeping. You may want to drill colours or numbers as you do this. You will need to create a little dialogue to introduce the game along the lines of  ‘I’m tired keep your hands off of my candy’

 

Playing rules.	Simply try to sneak the mummy’s candy while it’s sleeping. Don’t get caught if the mummy wakes up. If he touches you, you forfeit your candy so far for that round.  At the end of each round, count up the candy you have stolen.  You could count individual colours (A bonus to the student with most of each)  If you are playing as a team count up the total candy.
Variations.	You can play this as an individual or team game. I play this at Christmas too with a naughty elf that has stolen Santa’s toys and it is your job to get them back…  Other topics could be tried. Try a cook with his cakes or a farmer with his apples etc.