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Activity Description: Scouts roll a die and move like different animals based on the number rolled.

• Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Daisy Animal Observer badge requirements.

Info Needed: Explore how animals move, hide, and behave by mimicking their actions or observing how they blend into their surroundings.

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Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 15 min):

1. Prepare the printed dice game board and gather materials. (2 min)
   • Use any version that fits your group.
   • (Optional) Cut and laminate for reuse.
2. Explain that scouts will roll the die and move like the animal shown. (2 min)
   • Each number has two animal choices.
   • Scouts pick one and act it out.
3. Take turns rolling the die and moving like the chosen animal. (8 min)
   • Encourage full-body movement and creativity.
   • (Optional) Use a timer or limit the number of rolls.
4. Celebrate everyone’s participation when time or turns are up. (3 min)
   • No winners. It’s just fun and movement.
   • (Optional) Reflect on which animals were easiest or hardest to mimic.

Variations

• Team Challenge: Divide players into teams. Each team rolls the dice, and all members move like the rolled animal together. The team with the most energetic or synchronized moves wins!
• Mystery Guess: One player rolls the dice and moves like the animal without showing the sheet. Others guess the animal based on their actions.
• Speed Roll: Set a timer for 2 minutes. Players roll the dice as many times as they can and perform each animal movement quickly before the timer runs out.
• Animal Race: After rolling the dice, players move like the animal while racing to a finish line. It’s hilarious to watch a “crab” and a “kangaroo” race!
• Freeze Moves: Roll the dice and move like the animal until someone calls out “Freeze!” Players hold their animal pose until “Go!” is called again.
• Animal Combos: Roll the dice twice and combine the movements of two animals. For example, a “frog with wings” might jump and flap arms at the same time.

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