Skill: Vision
Drill: Character Memory Game
Equipment needed: Non
Instructors needed: 1 per Line
Description: In this drill, the students will put their memory of character words to the test by playing a game of memory.
Teaching SKILLZ:
HEALTHY COMPETITION – The instructor can see which team can have the highest number of repeats without messing up. On top of this, the instructor can also give the lines silly names, like “Hamburgers vs. Hotdogs” in order to motivate the students to win as a team.
Brain SKILLZ:
WORKING MEMORY – The students must be able to remember the order in which the words are spoken, and recite that order while adding on their own word at the end. This works on their ability to hold onto information while they perform a task.
Step 1
Have your students make a big circle.
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
Choose one student to go first. That student will say a character word, such as “courage.”
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • The student to the left will say the first word and then add another word. For example: “courage-perseverance”
  • Repeat the drill adding on character words until one student messes up. When they do, the students must all do 20 push-ups.
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • Practice character words by memory
Step 5
  • You can make it fun by challenging them to make it all the way around the circle, and if so, the instructors will do 20 push-ups.
 
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