The Games Name How to Play Likely

The Games

Name How to Play Likely Learning Outcome Props Time Yes Lets When I say “Hey” you say “Hey What? ” When I say “Lets” you say “Lets What? ” “Lets… “ “Yes Lets!” Wake up, tone setter, time for fun N/A 5 mins Points to cover: Source – www. fundoing. com Lets stand in a circle

Gotchya Stand in circle. Left palm up. Right finger above Non threatening neighbors left palm. On wake up – the word “please” try establish the and grab the finger of well formed your neighbor while not circle allowing yours to be caught. Points to cover: I found it on www. wilderdom. com Benefits of the circle and setting a light tone. N/A 5 mins

Making Connections Say your name and give a piece of information about yourself that is not obvious and then put We all have your hand on your hip. something in If someone else has common, if we that in common with you focus on these they place their arm in we can make a yours, say their name cohesive group and something about themselves and repeat. The idea is to make a complete circle. Handout 15 mins Points to cover: Source – The Empty Bag, Cavert & Hammond (see handout) What do we have in common?

Name Consensus Thumbs How to Play Likely Learning Outcome Props Time Thumbs up - I agree Thumbs horizontal – I am not sure but I am happy to take one for the team. Thumbs down – I need to talk about this more as I do not currently agree. Put people at ease – we all have an equal voice N/A 5 mins Points to cover: Source - Trad in A teachable Moment Cain, Cummings & Stanchfield How allowing everyone a level of input raises buy in and therefore work. Challenge by choice.

Comfort Zones

Simon Says Doh Inclusive Simon Says – instead of being out have to say “Doh” and look at It is ok to make your mistake from across mistakes the circle, when you cross the circle everyone else claps. N/A 10 mins Points to cover: Source - I saw Faith Evans do it at a conference may be in 101 of the best corporate… Tone setting

Changes Pairs change places in as many different ways as possible in 1 minute. Change can be fun N/A 5 mins Points to cover: Source - I saw Faith Evans do it at a conference A chance to describe changes that you would like to see in your students.

Name First Impressions How to Play Likely Learning Outcome Props Time See handout How others see you & the chance to meet 2 others & be stretched. Raccoon Circle Handout 10 mins Points to cover: Source www. trainingwheels. com see handout Now we have formulated ideas about people let’s try and find out the real them – let’s start with names.

Ball Toss Say your name and throw the ball to someone else. Variation 1 Say your name and then the person you are throwing it to. Var 2 say the name of the person it came from and the person it is going to. The names of others in the group Ball 15 mins Points to cover: There a number of different name games – this is a classic for a reason – it is quick and efficient

Group Juggle Same game-ish different agenda Look at process, efficiency, refining strategy Balls Handout 15 mins Points to cover: Focus on how when a team works well, we each have a role and if we focus on perfecting our role everything else falls into place. Also focus on personal juggling in the written reflection and then why it is so important to separate students lives from the classroom. A 5 min game at the start of class could do that.

Toilet Roll Icebreaker Find out! Points to cover: Source – www. businessballs. com The power of enigma. Toilet roll 10 mins

Likely Learning Outcome Name How to Play Have you ever? Leader stands in the middle A chance to and asks “Have you disclose (or ever…? ” (They must have not) raises done it themselves!) If the trust among answer is yes participants the group leave their place high 5 in allows the middle and try and participants to find a new place. If you see what they are left without a place have in you are the next to ask common. “have you ever? ” Props Time Places (disc or seat) 15 mins Points to cover: Source Karl Rohnke (I cannot remember which book)

Backwriting Sit in a line. Person at the front of the line comes up to see a diagram. Without saying anything they draw the diagram on the back of the person at the back of the line. They then draw it on the person in front of them. The person at the front of the line draws it on a piece of paper. No talking, no redraws. Compare diagrams. Review in small groups. What did you find out about communication with this game. Points to cover: source www. teachmeteamwork. com 5 mins

Story Telling in Rounds Without any practice or planning and against the clock (say 2 minutes) the group is challenged to tell the story of the last activity in rounds. Each person may say only one word (or punctuation mark) when it is their turn. This is a fun communication exercise requiring a lot of concentration. Points to cover: Source – Roger Greenaway 5 mins

Something I will take from this experience Share one thing that you will take with you into your classes / labs / etc Points to cover: Closure is important – focus on the positive 10 mins

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