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Body Language Activities

This document provides instructions for several activities to help children learn about non-verbal communication cues: 1) "Body Language Charades" involves having a child act out non-verbal cues like facial expressions and body postures for others to interpret. 2) "Mimes" is similar but has one person silently act out an emotion or scenario for others to guess. 3) In "Picture Book", pairs of children look for non-verbal cues expressed by characters in a picture book as they read together. 4) Additional activities include identifying body parts used for communication, creating a "body map", and mirroring a partner's movements in "Simon Says" and "Mirror Game" style activities

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Body Language Activities

This document provides instructions for several activities to help children learn about non-verbal communication cues: 1) "Body Language Charades" involves having a child act out non-verbal cues like facial expressions and body postures for others to interpret. 2) "Mimes" is similar but has one person silently act out an emotion or scenario for others to guess. 3) In "Picture Book", pairs of children look for non-verbal cues expressed by characters in a picture book as they read together. 4) Additional activities include identifying body parts used for communication, creating a "body map", and mirroring a partner's movements in "Simon Says" and "Mirror Game" style activities

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  • Body Language Activities: This section includes various activities designed to help children understand non-verbal communication through games such as charades, mimes, and other interactive tasks.
  • Building Bodies Worksheet: Provides a template for children to identify body parts used in communication, encouraging creative additions like drawing clothes and features.
  • References: Lists online resources and references for further reading on body language activities and their importance in communication development.

Body Language Activities

At least 2 people needed for this game. Get your child to act out
and interpret the list below of non-verbal cues . This activity
Body Language Charades helps with identifying nonverbal communication cues from
others. Have your child display one of the nonverbal
communications, while the others share or write down what
nonverbal message they are receiving.

Non-verbal cues can include:

• Leaning back in a chair with arms crossed;


• Leaning forward in a chair;
• Smiling;
• Frowning;
• Yawning;
• Nodding;
• Resting chin in both hands;
• Resting chin on knuckles;
• Rubbing your temples;
• Tapping fingers on the table;
• Looking at your watch;
• Staring around the room;

Mimes You will need 2+ people for this game. . This activity can be one
for all the family to do together . Get one person to stand in front
of everyone in the room, and give them a slip of paper with an
emotion or brief scenario written on it. Ask them to act out the
feeling or situation using only his or her body. Others should try
to interpret the feelings being conveyed. Leave time after each
enactment to talk about what they notice, which might include
the fact that not all people use body language in exactly the same
way.
This Photo
Picture Book You will need 2+ people for this game. Pair your child up with their
‘partner’and give them a picture book to work with. Ask them to
read their picture books together, paying attention to how the
characters use their bodies and gestures to express their ideas
and opinions. Have them talk with their partners about what they
notice.

This activity involves identifying which parts of our body do we


communicate with? The activity comes with a template body,
clothes and body parts. Ask your child can they identify the parts
Building Bodies
of our body we use to communicate with? They can add hair, eyes
and clothes if they want.

(The document is attached below)

Simon Says You will need 2+ people for this game .Create a series of different
body language cues together and practice these before
commencing the game. Examples: 
• Look sad , jump for joy 
• Look angry, storm off  
• Look excited, clap your hands
• Look tired/sleepy, look bored 

Play Simon Says as you usually would do but use these body
language cues instead of words for the instructions.  For example,
‘Simon Says…(make a non-verbal cue to express excitement)’.
Wait for the player(s) to carry out the action. At some point, omit
Simon Says and do just a non-verbal cue (e.g. yawning). If any
player(s) do the action, then they are out. Take turns at being the
leader.

Mirror Game You will need 2+ people for this game.  One person in the pair is
the mirror and has to copy all the actions that the other person
makes.  Take turns so everyone has a turn initiating and copying. 
References:

https://positivepsychology.com/communication-activities-adults-students/ Accessed on 31/06/2020

https://study.com/academy/lesson/body-language-activities-for-kids.html Accessed on 31/06/2020

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Talkabout-Children-Developing-Awareness-Esteem/dp/0863888275
Accessed on 31/06/2020

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