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Play a variation of Hatschipatschi. That is the game where one child leaves the room and in his/her absence another child is chosen to be the Hatschipatschi. The Hatschipatschi answers "Hatschipatschi" instead of the correct answer to the question that the is asked by the child who left the room upon re-entering. Have the child say a command, "Susanne, steh auf!", for example. Susanne has to stand up or say ,"Nein". The child who is It keeps telling students to stand up until he/she gets to whoever is Hatschipatschi. Hatschipatschi says,"Hatschipatschi!!!" and that is the signal for everyone else to get up and scramble to get a different chair. There is one chair too few, so one person will be left standing as in musical chairs. The student left standing then goes out in the hall while the class choses a new Hatschipatschi. When he/she re-enters, he or she gives a new command such as "Lege die Hände auf den Kopf!" P.S. Simon says is perfect for practicing commands. Note: I like this game, but when I play it, I will have some students wear ties and some students hold dolls. The students wearing ties must be addressed using "Sie" (polite command-- e.g. Stehen Sie auf!), and the ones holding dolls must be addressed using plural commands (e.g. Steht euch auf!) user:knappla1
 * __To Teach Imperative (Command) form:__**
 * Mary Ziller** courtesy of [|**http://sps.k12.mo.us/khs/german/germany/teacher/methods/dtimper.htm**]

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