Fun with Character: The Lollipop Game
You will need to choose a candy, such as a Dum-Dum lollipop, Smarties, or something that everyone can have, then name the game for whatever you choose. It doesn’t even need to be the same treat for all. You will need to print the instruction cards. Please modify the list to suit your class. Each student is instructed to take a treat and a card, and then give it to someone based on the instructions. The person who gets the treat is the next one to pick. Each student should only get one treat. Once a student reads the instructions, you may ask those who qualify to raise their hand. If nobody qualifies, they can choose another card. You may want to have a few more than the number in the class in case the last few instructions don’t match the students remaining, or make sure that the most generic ones are at the bottom. If you do have students with special dietary needs, you can substitute their treat when they are chosen. An alternative to the game is to have a student pick a treat, and then you read from the list who they are to give it to. When everyone has a treat, then they can all eat it.
To process this activity, ask these or similar questions:
Did you like the name of the game when you heard it?
Is it fun to get a treat?
Was it hard to pick someone to give to?
Did it feel good to give a treat away?
In this game, everyone gets a treat. Do you think it would be hard to give it away if you didn’t know if you were going to get one?