Mirror Mirror

Children copy the teacher exactly — actions and words — like a mirror reflection.

Stand at the front of the class where all children can see you clearly.

Tell the children they are your mirror — they must copy everything you do and say.

Start with a simple action — touch your head and say "head". Children copy immediately.

Build up to full sentences — wave and say "Hello! My name is Teacher!"

Speed it up gradually — faster mirroring is more challenging and hilarious.

After a few rounds, choose a confident child to be the mirror leader instead.

Exaggerate your actions — big, slow movements are easiest for little ones to copy.

Use vocabulary from the current lesson — body parts, emotions, animals all work brilliantly.

Pause unexpectedly to catch children who are not paying attention.

Praise children who copy quickly and accurately to motivate the others.

Emotion mirror — make a happy, sad or angry face and name the emotion.

Slow motion mirror — do everything in slow motion for a calming end-of-class activity.

Pair mirror — children face a partner and take turns being the mirror.

Wrong mirror — deliberately do the wrong action and see if children catch the mistake.