Steven has some nice riffs on the game. I really like #s 1 and 5:
1) After I am done saying my sentence, I count down 3,2,1,0 then ALL members of a group have to raise their hands. This is the huddle time and ALL students have to share out the answer.
2) I say that students have to “RESPECT the job” of the student who is choosing groups and deciding if a team was synchronized with their gesture.
3) I have my judges get all teams on the board–or at least the opportunity to answer. I say “let’s get these other teams on the board” I don’t care if the students hear me say it.
4) I say this game is a game of cooperation not competition.
5) I may assign groups because many times in my school the competitive kids get together and the slower processors get together and it can get hopeless for others.