World Twister

Topic
- Geography
Learning skills
- Spatial orientation
- Body awareness
- Strength & endurance
- Coordination & flexibility
- Gross motor skills
Activity type
- Teambuilding game
Materials
- Basic
- Self-made
Age
- 6 - 11 years
- 12 - 14 years
- 15 - 17 years
- 18+ years
>15 minutes
+5 players
Intermediate
Hard
Medium (classroom, square)

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Everything you need to play this game

Pens and coloured markers
2 Carton Boards
2 Split Pens
Chalk
Optional: big paper or carpet for the Twister pitch

Make it yourself

Step 1

Board 1: Twister Wheel

Cut a square shape out of a carton board
Draw a big circle on the square carton board
Cut out an arrow (the same size as the circle) of the leftover carton
Attach the arrow with a split pen in the middle of the circle, so you get a spinning disc.
Divide the square in 4 pieces.
Draw a left hand in the upper left corner and a right hand in the upper right corner.
Then, draw a left foot in the lower left corner and a right foot in the lower right corner.

Step 2

Board 2: Country Wheel

Cut a square shape out of a carton board
Draw a big circle on the square carton board
Cut out an arrow (the same size as the circle) of the leftover carton
Attach the arrow with a split pen in the middle of the circle, so you get a spinning disc.
Divide the square in 16 pieces.
Each square will get the flag and the name of a country (Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, Argentina, Kenya, China, India...)

Step 3

Board 3: Twister Pitch

IMPORTANT: for this you can use a big carpet (2x2metres) or you can draw it with chalk on the ground.

Make an outline of a world map on the carpet or on the ground. You can also choose to only draw one continent
Put papers with the flag and the name of country on the name to locate the different countries.

Good job!

A step-by-step guide to play the game

Prepare the Twister pitch and gather a group of players in front of the two discs. Each player will play individually.

The first player turns the Twister Wheel. It will land for example on the right hand.

Then, the players turns the Country Wheel. It will land for example on India.

The player will now need to put his right hand on India on the Twister pitch. After, the next player will spin both discs before placing a hand or foot on the pitch.

If all players haven taken their turn, play a second turn. The educator will turn the discs, and the player will then need to play another body part on the map.

If a player falls down or can't fulfill a task, he is out of the game!

The game ends when there is only one player left!

Variations

Be creative with the Twister Pitch! If drawing a world map takes you too much time, try to draw a more abstract outline of your continent. Make sure to adapt the Country Wheel!

Specific learning objectives

Learn to locate countries on a map

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