Mirror Game Not easy to pull off with little kids, but neat once they get the idea. Objectives Children ages 2 ½-4 years can imitate simple actions and gestures GM IX All children participating can accept other’s ideas for directions of play SE IV and they can take turns SE IV Materials Full length mirror (not necessary, but really good to get across concept of mirroring someone's actions). Procedures 1. Teacher stands before mirror and shows children how mirror does whatever he does. Children experiment with mirror.
2. Teacher then asks children to be his mirror and do whatever he does.
3. A child is chosen and the rest of the group (including teacher) mirrors the movement of the child. Children take turns leading. Some possibilities: moving each part of body in isolation; make different animal movements; simple activities such as eating, dressing, washing; facial/emotional expressions. Variations 1. Children pair up and take turns being the mirror.
2. For younger chidren, a Simon-Says type game might be a lead-in for mirroring. When playing Simon Says with young chileren we recommend that imitation be the objective rather than listening. In other words, Simon should always say the activity. Eliminate the trickery of "Oh, Simon didn't say it."
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