Simon Says as a Teaching Tool.mov

Simon Says lead by Michelle Cummings and Scott Gurst
The game of Simon Says is not a new game. In fact, many of us played it as kids and you either loved it or hated it. In the old version of Simon Says, if you made a mistake what happened? You were OUT! Now I am a visual learner, so I was always one of those kids that got out first. I was quick to follow what Simon did, rather than what Simon said. So I was familiar with the 'walk of shame' after you realized you had made a mistake and then had to leave the game, usually with your head down in disappointment.
As trainers and educators, don't we want our participants to learn from their mistakes? Don't we want to give them opportunities to try again and not to make the same mistakes again?
My friend Scott Gurst and I have put together a training video of a new version of Simon Says with new rules. Scott is the rocket scientist behind these new rules (no really, he is a rocket scientist!), and my new favorite training game. This video has been uploaded to KZbin as a free resource for any and all facilitators, trainers and educators. The video has both Scott and I as Simon, as our styles are very different. It's a great way to see how you can adapt Simon to fit your own facilitation style. Enjoy and go play!
Check out all of our teambuilding games at www.training-wheels.com.

[@OpenWardrobe]

Perfect for the socially-distant retreat I'm leading in a couple weeks!

[@rajeevstanley3380]

Michelle and Scott, thanks for sharing your this video, your time and efforts are much appreciated. I have not only learnt the whole activity which was so beautifully executed but also that when you share something good with the people you feel really happy. Thanks a lot for your contribution. Regards Rajeev Stanley

[@alexacampos845]

so far so good

[@BharatYadavboxeryad]

Perfect Game for Youth🤩, Thanks for Sharing. :) : )

[@daisymalinga753]

Thankd Michelle and Scott, this was very helpful. I will use it.

[@meritocracym]

Thank you soo Much for your Hard work on this Simon Says Game. I learned a lot from this. This really Motivates people to up grade them self. On coming Sunday Jan 19th 2014, I am doing the Simon Says game for Seniors. I was really Concerned about the feeling when a person make a mistake and out of the Game. Now I don't worry about it, because no body will be out of the Game.

[@rawazewar865]

3:19 ooOO 😂 the first girl on the left , she picked her left hand up.. really enjoyed this video thanks a lot 😊😊

[@suzanneboarts2732]

I love this version of simon says! It was great to see you at the NAE4-HA conference. Great energy! Thanks!

[@MichelleCummings]

Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.

[@myle-tl9pn]

Thank you for your video. I love this game so much

[@treefiddyfoo]

5:04 "go ahead and shake that our" (girl in black shakes like there is no tomorrow) lmao fam she got #wrekt

[@NexenTriz]

Haha.

[@jeffjevil1215]

Appreciate a lot a lot. thank you from my deep heart.

[@cheychey704]

This was great! Meryl Streep just taught me the best way to play Simon Says.

[@rainebarber1922]

i liked it, i'm gonna do this at some of our youth fellowships, thanks!

[@PraneethReddyAdroitInfogen]

Thanks for Sharing this Game .... U Guys Are Amazing :)

[@videojow]

very useful and interesting~~~thank you!

[@theduyenshow4314]

This video is sooo helpful. Thank you!!!

[@jamesbrowne4059]

Good warm ups for groups these activities can be use for both adults and children i will be following your site execllent guys hats off to the brillant staff for putting these group friendly warm ups together congrats once again

[@Nubian31]

this is so much fun! cant wait to play this with my elementary students!

[@nainaedugame4103]

thank u .. for your wonderful new idea for this new game ... pl do share more

[@michaelheitz1355]

This will work particularly well with the AIM language learning I am incorporating into my French classes. I am very excited to use this game over the one proscribed by AIM. I have shared it with them. Bien fait! Merci.

[@arielnacionales8536]

thanks for the vid... enjoy a lot... very helpful

[@supersexysexy23]

Fascinating!

[@leipreis]

Thank you very much! it helped me a lot !

[@playmeo-group-games]

Michelle, I have good memories of you leading this fun variation of SS last year in Australia. Useful commentary on the video here, ta.

[@annejohnson4216]

This is great! Could you do more videos for those of us who will probably never get to see you in person?

[@MetalShadow3142]

nice video, I really learned alot from it!

[@scarletgibbs4372]

Awesome I am going to do this with my new adult learners.

[@kathysuedorey2365]

Our cohort in Bamenda, Cameroon of in-trafficked persons will be learning about the Affective Skill of PLAYFULNESS and I was looking for simple games that don't require materials or a specific environment as money is scarce and I came upon this video. It's absolutely fantastic and fits perfectly in our Impact Study and supports our embracing miss-takes and the Affirmative Environment. I also love the added learnings contained within. Thank you, thank you, thank you for making and sharing this video!

[@MichelleCummings]

kathysue dorey That’s awesome! Be sure to sign up for my newsletter where you will find lots of non-prop activities. Wee.training-wheels.com

[@kathysuedorey2365]

@@MichelleCummings I will, thank you!

[@baptistehabineza2287]

love this game rrttl

[@dylan8736]

It's really helpful for planning my English Club activity.

[@suchitapeeters1740]

I loved watching your video! Thanks for sharing! Am going to do this with kids 9-12 with low self esteem and I think it can do wonders for them, and be a lot of fun!

[@user-zl5kb4ep9h]

Suchita Peeters ت

[@MichelleCummings]

We're working on it! We also have videos in our Online Games Database through our Training Wheels website. This is a subscription based program, but there are more videos there. Thanks! ~Michelle

Really so nice, I like it. Thank you very much to share :)

[@jesusismysaviour7125]

I love game ....this is so interesting

[@BlockKingdom]

woah where was the outdoor activity filmed? looks really nice

[@CarlosRodriguez-oc6hw]

So dope 🔥

[@radiodjs1]

Simon just called...Simon says he wants a royalty!

[@jennys6087]

Thanks.

[@Thierrycarter]

Lol pretty funny n nice 👌

[@user-wm2qe9in1t]

Good job 👌👍

[@abiloskere]

Me gusta/I like it Beautiful landscape, where is it?

[@MichelleCummings]

+abiloskere This is in Boulder, CO!

[@yesplease6399]

i absolutely love it this is so fun bahahah

[@rajivsharma8277]

Nice

[@user-nj3lg7wi5r]

I would like to reinvent the game and rename it "Lelouch vi Britannia Commands You".

[@nsambili]

good game

[@displacednaija]

Wow. Still relevant in 2020. I was cracking up.

[@jennys6087]

SounDs like FUN!! ;-}~

[@emirares]

It's really great but also annoying game isn't it :)) I do play it with my students they love it. Last minutes of the lessons we play. Many times there's no winner bcs I go much faster. Bcs I know if I let you win always they won't want to play) Greetings from Turkey!

[@alexacampos845]

So far so go😤

[@user-jn2wy9tf4b]

19:31|Simon says ho (x2)

[@teacherarie934]

❤😊

[@latifahgeorgeloveit6655]

lol

[@andrejoachim7629]

Excellent revision of simon says. The only thing I have a complaint about with some of these videos is a lack of diversity. It would be nice to show a little bit of multicultural (inclusion) components to these types of videos. But I love the video and the concepts of keeping points. Great icebreaker...

[@JC-bu3zr]

sometimes people just feel shy to say they didn't understand say most of the instructions. So of course do you have any questions?-silence. what if you ask them to explain you back the rules? Anyway, this technique works well in Russia, don't know how about American students/

[@MichelleCummings]

Amin Ogon Great suggestion! I have tried this a few times with positive outcomes.

[@JC-bu3zr]

thanks. I'm a practicing English teacher and just came across to this game to be used in an English class. Still trynna think about what the outcomes in an English context might be...so the aim of this game in the video was to kind of train people who are going to participate in a sort of game event. But for English class...any ideas?

[@KINGBLACC77]

when they mess up they should lose a Pont

[@janeryan2709]

I got 6 LOL

[@Saaf62]

A perfect tool for learning to follow the CDC guidelines for covid. You don't need to know if it makes sense, just as long as the CDC says, you must do it.

[@user-yw5dp1ie2d]

Simon says is too old as my opinion… I as a person we need to say different name keeping in mind of Simons ideology. I use this but i change the name to someone who will creat curiosity among the beginners. Anyways it was a great way to start up and indulge the whole class. Thank you✌️

[@catherinechia3208]

I dont get it im a kid

[@savetrump1088]

Ok, this is too hard for me.

[@ArbitaryDmitry]

how is this a teaching tool? what are you teaching them?

[@MichelleCummings]

+The Russian Concussion Hello! There are lots of metaphors I pull from this game. I debrief the experience with participants afterwards. 1. How is this game like leadership? (It's hard to follow a leader who's actions do not match their words.) 2. Did any of you make a mistake because someone near you flinched or made a mistake? (If you hang around people who routinely make mistakes, it is easy to make mistakes right along with them.) 3. Did you change your strategy for following Simon at any point during the game? (Usually in Phase 2 participants will stop looking at Simon because his/her actions do not match their words. How is this like leadership? How much extra energy and effort did it take to follow the leader when you didn't trust that what they said and did were aligned.) What other metaphors and teachable moments do you think you could pull from this game?

[@BedfordAve.]

Girls that girl flintch

[@tommie6057]

i just a 8 years old kid

[@j4tube718]

Simon Says Sing Me An Song (Please Reply To Me Cause I Said Simon Says)

[@j4tube718]

Wait Sing Wheels On The Bus 5 Times Boy Or Girl

[@sirikanyachan4386]

brain break activity

[@pastorfrankie3120]

so, there are no walk of shame losers? im not being a jerk but isnt that a wrong thing to teach?

[@MichelleCummings]

+Frank Gallo Hello Frank! I depends on what your learning outcome of the game is. With this version of Simon Says, we let people have an opportunity to learn from their mistakes so they can try not to make the same mistake again. In life, we all make mistakes, and hopefully we try to learn from them and try not to repeat the same errors again. In the old version of Simon Says, there was never an opportunity to learn from your mistakes -- you were just out. This new version creates space for learning. Give it a try and see if you like it!

[@teriday954]

Really useful for indoctrination of three year olds

[@latifahgeorgeloveit6655]

lol