For much of my teaching career I operated under the belief that if we weren't using Spanish it wasn't valuable. I have come to learn that sometimes it is OK to use no language-- to engage in activities simply to build community, trust, and to have fun! Here are some of our favorites:
Asesino o rana: one person is the asesino or the rana-- asesinos "kill" by winking, and ranas kill by sticking out their tongue-- while a detective (absent from the room when the asesino is chosen) tries to identify the culprit before everyone "dies."
Achi-pachi: one person in the center, everyone closes syes, teacher selects a/some student(s) by tapping them on the back. The center person asks a question-- the same question-- of various members of the class. Students answer correctly, or, if they were tapped, answer with "achi-pachi", at which point everyone has to move to a new seat at least 2 seats over from where they were, while the person in the center also tries to find a seat. The one left standing takes the center for another round.
Two simple activities/games that leave everyone smiling!
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