Game · Movement · Talking
Knock knock, welcome!
A circle game where one child knocks on a pretend door and the group finds a new way to make them welcome each time.
- 10 minutes
- Small group, Whole class
- Ages 5–7, Ages 7–9
- Classroom or at home
- Printable: drawing frame
What to do
- Sit in a circle. Read the meaning together: a hundred thousand welcomes.
- One child walks round the outside of the circle and knocks on the pretend door.
- The group calls out the saying, or just says: welcome, come in!
- Taking turns, one child from the circle stands up and shows one way to make a visitor welcome: a wave, a smile, offering a seat, saying their name.
- The visitor joins the circle and a new child goes out to knock. Try not to repeat a way of welcoming.
Questions to talk about
- What makes you feel welcome when you visit somewhere new?
- How could we welcome a new child to our class?
You will need
- Space for a circle
- A chair to be the door (optional)
Make it fit
Simpler: The adult suggests each way of welcoming.
More of a stretch: Count the different ways of welcoming the group finds. Can you reach ten?
Printables
The instructions card is for the adult running the activity; the worksheet is for the children. Prints on A4 or US Letter at 100% / actual size; colour is optional.
The drawing frame
Knock knock, welcome!
Name
Draw one way you made a visitor feel welcome in the game.
The instructions card
How to run it · Game · Movement · Talking
Knock knock, welcome!
A circle game where one child knocks on a pretend door and the group finds a new way to make them welcome each time.
10 minutesSmall group, Whole classAges 5–7, Ages 7–9
What to do
- Sit in a circle. Read the meaning together: a hundred thousand welcomes.
- One child walks round the outside of the circle and knocks on the pretend door.
- The group calls out the saying, or just says: welcome, come in!
- Taking turns, one child from the circle stands up and shows one way to make a visitor welcome: a wave, a smile, offering a seat, saying their name.
- The visitor joins the circle and a new child goes out to knock. Try not to repeat a way of welcoming.
You will need
- Space for a circle
- A chair to be the door (optional)
Talk about
- What makes you feel welcome when you visit somewhere new?
- How could we welcome a new child to our class?
Make it fit
Simpler: The adult suggests each way of welcoming.
Stretch: Count the different ways of welcoming the group finds. Can you reach ten?
Goes with the printable drawing frame.