Jake and the Migration
of the Monarch

* Freeze Game *

In this exercise, the teacher holds a drum or bell or any other item that makes a sound. Each time the teacher beats the drum or other instrument, the students move to a shape and hold it until the next sound. 

The first time through, the teacher gives specific shapes taken from the book:

“You are an egg.” (Wait a brief moment for them to think, then beat the drum. Wait a moment and give the next example.)
“You are a dandelion being blown by a child.”

The second time through this game, do not tell the students what item to be. They select their own item, but must choose a different shape each time. The teacher beats the drum. Each time the drum sounds, the children freeze into a new shape. The teacher may move about the room — and the only time a student may speak is if the teacher asks “What are you?.”

If anyone loses focus by either talking or moving during the freezing time, they must sit down.