Grades 2–5
Body Language Clues
Read what each actor’s body is doing. Match it to the feeling it shows.
Drama worksheet · Body and movement
Move Like an Animal
Draw a line from each animal to the way it moves, then move that way too.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 10 minutes
- Topic
- Body and movement
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Pantomime without words or props, Showing size and weight of pretend objects, Reading body language, Making freeze frames
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Actors watch how animals move. Say each animal’s moving word, then stand up and move that way!
- Draw a line from each animal to the way it moves.
Words on this sheet
hopssnakegallopspenguinswimsfrogsoarsunicornfishwaddleseagle
Teacher tip
Once the lines are drawn, call out each moving word and let the class move that way for ten seconds. Clear a space first for the galloping.
How to use it
- Clear a space so kids can move safely.
- Remind kids that no talking is part of the challenge.
- Read the box at the top of the sheet together, then try the first item out loud as a class.
Watch for
Moving too fast to read. Slow, big moves are easier to guess.
Talk about it
- What clue helped you guess?
- How did the audience know how your character felt?
Take it further
Make freeze frames from a book the class is reading.
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Grades K–3
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Grades 1–3
Guess the Pantomime
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