How it works
In Simon says there is a rule. If Simon says it, we do it. If Simon does not say it, we stay still.
The rule is a choice, like a fork in a path.
Computers follow choices like this too.
Worked examples
Simon says clap
- Ravi says, Simon says, clap your hands!
- Simon said it, so Bo claps.
No Simon says
- Ravi just says, jump!
- Simon did not say it, so Bo stays still, as still as a statue.
A round
- Ravi says, Simon says, spin! Bo spins round and round.
- Then Ravi says, hop, with no Simon says.
- Bo waits.
Take turns
- Be Simon, and say moves like touch your nose or pat your head.
- Do the move only when Simon says it.
A taste of the worksheets
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
- Circle the moves Bo does. 👑 Simon says clap / 🦘 Jump / 🌀 Simon says spin / 🙆 Pat your head / 🐰 Simon says hop
- What are the magic words? 👑 Simon says / 🙏 Please / 🏁 Ready, go
- Simon's rule is a fork with two ways. Which two? ↕️ Up or down / 🔀 Do it, or stay still / ↔️ Left or right