Dynamic Pictionary is exactly what it sounds like — it is a dynamic version of Pictionary! It is dynamic because it reviews dynamic terms and symbols, and it is dynamic because the students really get excited about it! This game causes the students to think quick on their feet and to identify dynamic symbols.
Level: Beginner
Objective: To review dynamic terms and symbols
Materials:
- 2 white boards
- Dry erase markers
- Dynamic cards:
Dynamics Piano Cards from PianoTels.pdf (417 downloads)
Players needed: works best with 4 or more players
Game Set-up:
Divide the students into two teams. Provide each team with a white board, and a dry erase marker.
Game Play:
One person from each team comes up and is shown the same dynamic card. They can immediately return to their team and draw the symbol on the white board. The first team to guess what is drawn on the white board receives a point.
Play continues until all the cards have been drawn.
The team with the most points wins!
This is a simple game, but allows the students to think quickly. It is a good way to assess how well they know their dynamic markings! Sometimes I throw the same cards in again, just to reinforce some dynamic markings that they may not have known as well previously.
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Tel loves her life as a piano player, a piano teacher, and a mom. Amid piano blogging, piano teaching, and piano playing, she loves a chance to fit in a good exercise class, volunteer at her kids’ school and at her church, and go on long dates with her husband. Full bio at About Tel.
