Simon Says

Simon Says

Simon Says is an old favourite and is also known as "O'Grady Says". One player is chosen as the leader, and the others stand around the room in front of him or her. The leader then gives commands that the others should either follow or ignore, depending on how the command is given. If the leader begins the command with 'Simon says', then everyone should carry out his or her command. For example, if he or she says, 'Simon says touch your toes', then the others should bend over and touch their toes. If, however, the leader just says, 'Touch your toes', then the order should be ignored. If someone follows an order that did not have 'Simon says' before it, then he or she is eliminated.

The leader can also mislead the other players by giving out the orders very fast, by carrying out himself or herself commands that were not preceded by 'Simon says', or by creating a rhythm of orders in a pattern that is then suddenly broken by a wrong command. The last player to be caught out is the winner and takes the place of the leader. This game should not be played too long, otherwise the children will get bored.