Telephone Charades

A Group charade game relay.

• Set Up

  • Choose teams of 8-10 and line them up

• Equipment

  • No equipment

• Objective

  To Identify the correct phrase and have fun!

• Directions

  1. A Player comes up with a concept and then whispers it to a child in line, who whispers it to the next one.

  2. Eventually, it reaches the end where the player on the end has to act out what they heard and the original person who came up with the idea tries to guess what it is.

• Variations

  • Try with a larger group as it increases the difficulty

  • Give each group different items to retrieve

• Coaching Points

  • Building focus helps team members concentrate on the person they’re communicating with despite potential distractions. 

  • Try switching the roles within each team after every round so the members can learn more about their own and others’ behavior in challenging situations.

Reflection: Relationship Skills & Social Awareness

1. What skills did you use during this game? What feelings did you experience during the game?

2. How is the game telephone like gossip?

3. Why can gossip make people feel upset?