Mother May I?

Mother May I?

This game is similar to Simon Says, where the person giving thecommand also has to give permission to carry it out.

• Students listen carefully and ask, "Mother, may I?"
• The response must be, "Yes you may."
• If the response is only, "Yes," then the person may not carry out the task.

A variation of this game is Giant Steps.

• The mother stands at a distance from the other players who are lined up.
• The mother calls out the name of each student before giving a specific command ("Jimmy, you may take three giant steps," or "Bertina, you may take one baby step").
• Students have to say "Mother, may I?" before they show any movement of their body.
• The group will get closer and closer to the mother.
• The one who finally gets close enough to touch the mother becomes the next mother.
• The game begins all over again.