Performances for a farewell party for sixth graders: from funny skits to moving ideas

Adults go all out! Gesture game

Kids and adults alike go all out! Gesture game!

If you want to have fun playing together, how about trying a “gesture game”? It’s a game where you convey prompts using only gestures, without words—and depending on the prompt, it can be surprisingly hard to get the message across.

Think of prompts everyone can enjoy, from easy-to-picture ones like baseball or soccer to animals or prompts with a bit of a story.

If you have a large group, we recommend making it a team competition with a time limit to see which team can guess the most prompts correctly.

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Instrumental ensemble

For 5th–6th Graders: Que Sera Sera / Mrs. GREEN APPLE [Instrumental Ensemble for Elementary School Students – Full Performance] Rocket Music KGH583

How about trying an instrumental ensemble? If you’re in the upper grades, you’ve probably had a few chances before, but since this is a great opportunity, let’s pick one slightly ambitious piece from among your favorite songs.

Of course, practice will be tough, but the thrill when the music comes together in harmony is wonderful, and working together on a single piece will make a lovely memory.

It won’t succeed without unity, so I think it will also be a great chance to improve communication.

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Tambourine Ensemble Piece

[Tambourine Ensemble Piece] For upper elementary grades – Music recital: “Happiness Tambourina” [Composed by Akiko Yamamoto]

The tambourine produces sound in simple ways, like striking or shaking it.

While keeping rhythm on the tambourine, try striking a pose together with everyone.

It’s also recommended to play the tambourine while doing a wave—sitting or standing in a line one after another.

If the children all perform with smiles, a cheerful atmosphere will fill the venue.

Watching such a tambourine ensemble will likely make the audience feel happy, too.

Having someone play a drum as well will make it even more exciting.

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Nakajima Junko

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Rhythm Dance

Elementary School, Middle Grades Physical Education – 16 Rhythm Dance: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

The music we hear in everyday life each has its own rhythm, which makes the joy of sound stand out even more.

This activity focuses on those rhythms and encourages expressing them through free movement.

Even if everyone’s movements are different, you can see individual personalities and build excitement; it’s also recommended to try giving the movements a sense of direction to create unity.

A clear approach might be to first choose a theme song and let everyone move their bodies freely, then have everyone try out the movements that were especially good or most common.

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samurai period drama

Learning Presentation 9: Mito Komon

I don’t think many elementary school kids watch period dramas, but they’re cool, so it’s worth giving them a try! Period dramas have clear distinctions between good and evil, so even kids can surprisingly follow the story easily.

Also, having children play the classic “corrupt magistrate” scenes is amusing because of the contrast, and they’ll probably love practicing the staple sword-fighting scenes.

Period dramas can also be a great chance to learn about history and Japanese culture, so if you want to try something different from a typical play, definitely consider planning one.

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