Noah says

PreK to First grade

In this version of "Simon Says"
dogs bark and beg,

cats meow and lick their paws,

and ducks quack and waddle.

Materials:
None

Duration:
Approximately 15 minutes

What you will do:

Divide the children into

 3 teams:

The Dogs

The Cats

The Ducks 

When you give the commands preceded with "Noah says":

Noah says "bark": all creatures bark / Noah says "meow": all creatures meow / Noah says "quack": all creatures quack / Noah says "beg": all creatures beg / Noah says "lick":  all creatures lick / Noah says "waddle": all creatures waddle / Noah says "be still": all creatures stop.

Explain to the teams that they are

dogs, cats or ducks.

Dogs bark and beg (arms raised and hands pointing down as if begging for food.)

Cats meow and pretend to lick their paws (hands),

and ducks quack and waddle (bending down with hands touching shoulders like wings.)

What you will say:

Compare this game to our need to follow God in everything we do.  As the animals followed Noah into the ark to be safe from the flood, God gives us his protection when we follow him and trust Him.

    
When you give the commands withoutsaying Noah says first:
 
  "Bark": only dogs bark / "Meow": only cats meow / "Quack": only ducks quack

"Beg": only dogs beg / "Lick": only cats lick / "Waddle": only ducks waddle

"Be still": animals keep doing what they are doing

Any child who does not follow the command correctly has to sit out the rest of the game. The team with the last remaining player wins. Then mix up the teams and play again as time permits.

Note: For the older children, you can combine commands to make it more difficult, for example:
  Noah says, "bark and waddle" (everyone barks and waddles)
Noah says, "Lick and quack" (only cats lick and only ducks quack)