Detective

Indoor game that challenges observation skills.

• Set Up

  • Classroom (more areas to hide the better)

• Equipment

  • No Equipment

• Objective

  The detective has 2mins to figure out who’s the main culprit in a room full of suspects.

• Directions

  1. Choose 1 student to be the detective

  2. Choose 1 student to be the culprit ( student will hide in the classroom)

  3. The instructor will give clues to the detective. He/she has 3 opportunities to figure out who’s missing in the room.

• Variations

  • Rhythm Detective: Have the group keep a beat, one member changes the beat, the detective has to figure out who is changing the beat. 

• Coaching Points

  • Encourage the players to be straight faced to protect the hider

  • Do Warm/Cold hints

Reflection: Self-Management & Social-Awareness

1. How hard is it to hide in this game? To stay quiet?

2. What strategies did you use to be successful in this game?

3. Who do you want to give a shout out to?