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Animal Charades
Play a variation on charades after teaching the story of Noah and the ark to teenagers. The
first rule of this variation is that only animals can be acted out. The second variation is that,
because Noah took the animals two-by-two onto the ark, they will act out the charade in
teams. Write up a deck of cards before the lesson so that each team can draw a card that will
have the name of an animal on it to read just before their time begins. Be sure to include
unusual animals, such as a platypus or a blue-tailed skunk. Award two points to each team
that has its animal guessed within two minutes and one point to the team that guessed the
correct answer.
Noah Says
Some teens might find this game too simple, but others might appreciate the change of pace
and the variation on a children's game. Divide participants into three groups. Tell one group
of kids they are cows, one group they are dogs and a third group they are birds. Play this
game like Simon says with the following rule variations. First, it is "Noah says" rather than
"Simon says." Second, when the person says, "Noah says bark," everyone barks. When the
person says, "Bark," only the dogs bark and they bark even though Noah didn't say. The same
is true for "moo" and "chirp." Halfway through the game, assign each group a different
animal.