Create a simple play with just a few action words.
Materials:
Index cards or slips of paper or cardboard (cut-up cereal boxes work well)
Writing tools
Directions:
Use your imagination to brainstorm lots of those “ i-n-g” action words: running, jumping, sliding, walking, hopping, yawning, sleeping—you can see where this is going.
Write one on each of your slips of paper.
Turn them over, face down, and scramble or shuffle them.
Pick three cards.
After reading them, and putting them in the order you wish, make a very short play doing these actions as the basic story line.
This can be done by yourself, or with others. For a fun challenge, try doing it without talking.