• Welcome the learners to the class and invite them to take a candy from the basket.
• The learners find a rolled piece of paper wrapped around their candy. It will contain a hidden message that they will have to solve individually.
• Tell the learners the aim of the activity, but make it clear that they will need to remember the letters of the alphabet to work out their hidden message.
• At this time, it is a good idea to brainstorm the letters of the alphabet and write them on the board.
• To solve the message, they have to look at the coded message and use the letter that comes before each one. For example, if the coded message reads “TBZ ZPVS OBNF” it can be solved to read “Say your name.”
• Pick up one candy and demonstrate the activity by writing the solution to your code on the board.
• Have the learners solve their messages.
• Once all the codes have been cracked, ask the learners to carry out the instructions relayed in their hidden message.

I Love My Neighbour Who…

One person stands in the middle of a circle. Everyone else is seated in a circle on chairs. The person in the middle says, “I love my neighbour who…wears glasses.” Everyone wearing glasses stands up and changes places with someone else who wears glasses. The person in the middle must try to sit down on one of the just emptied seats. The person left without a seat becomes the next person in the middle and uses something different to complete the statement “I love my neighbour who….”