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In the Circle
Age/Level: Any Time: 15 minutes Players: Individual Preparation: A ball

Aim: To name six things specified by another student in a limited time

Here is a challenging category game that can be adapted to any teaching topic or level. You
will need a ball or similar object before you start the game.

Procedure

Start the game by choosing seven students to play first.

Arrange six chairs in a circle and choose one of the students to stand outside of the circle.

The other six students sit on the chairs.

The student outside the circle chooses which player should have the ball and states what the
person holding the ball has to name six of. For example, you have just finished teaching
sports. The student might say, "Name six team sports."

The player with the ball then passes it to the student sitting next to them, and it goes around
the circle.

The player must name the six things specified by the student standing outside the circle
before the ball gets back to them.

If the player cannot name six things by the time the ball reaches them, they exit the game
and have to go and sit down.

The student standing outside the circle then takes the vacant seat. A new student can then
play and starts by standing outside of the circle.

Alternatively, you could play this game with different numbers of students and ask them to
name more or less things, depending on the number of students. The loser has to stand
outside the circle.

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