Where are we?

This is a Game. It is in the following categories:

• Exercise

• Energy

• Group

• Warm-up

Popcorn

How it Works

Everyone finds themselves a nice spot, and squat down. The teacher now talks the group through this exercise. Everyone is a piece of corn, the floor is a big pan, and we're going to make popcorn. We slowly start heating the pan; as the pan gets hotter, corn starts to 'pop'. A player can 'pop' by jumping up, clapping hands above their head, and saying 'pop'.

Make sure the 'popping' starts gradually, 'popping' is a group thing, and in the end, 'popping' should stop.

Variations

Forget to take the pan off the fireplace, and have the popcorn start charring.

If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy. -- Yamamoto Tsunetomo