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Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.

Hermann Goering (1893-1946)

said to Gustav Gilbert at the Nuremburg Trials

Parrot Parade

Target:

review vocabulary, mimicry

Age:

toddlers possible & Up

Duration:

2 minutes plus

Class Size:

Any

Energy Level:

moderate to high

Type:

Active

Equipment:

parrot flag, music

verbal
energising
expression
choice

Parrot Parade works like this. Everyone lines up behind the person holding the parrot flag who acts as a leader. Music is played. The line dances around the room following the actions of the leader and mimicking what the leader says and does. Whenever the music stops the leader hands on the flag to the next in line and runs to the back. Continue until the music is over or everyone has had enough. With large groups it's possible to have more than one parade by using more than one flag.

We created our own Parrot Parade music. It includes a Zarunna. When the Zarunna sounds that it the single to change leaders. Listen and it will be obvious. You can download the music below. For more on the parrot flag click here. See also the article Beyond Repetition.

getfile: Parrot Parade

MP3: 2:18, 96 kbps, 1.58 MB