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The Games
Likely Learning
Name How to Play Props Time
Outcome
When I say “Hey” you say
“Hey What?” Wake up, tone
Yes Lets When I say “Lets” you say setter, time N/A 5 mins
“Lets What?” for fun
“Lets… “ “Yes Lets!”
Points to cover: Source – www.fundoing.com
Lets stand in a circle
Stand in circle. Left palm up.
Right finger above Non threatening
neighbors left palm. On wake up –
Gotchya the word “please” try and establish the N/A 5 mins
grab the finger of your well formed
neighbor while not allowing circle
yours to be caught.
Points to cover: I found it on www.wilderdom.com
Benefits of the circle and setting a light tone.
Say your name and give a
piece of information
about yourself that is
not obvious and then
We all have
put your hand on your
something in
hip. If someone else
Making common, if we
has that in common with Handout 15 mins
Connections focus on these
you they place their
we can make a
arm in yours, say their
cohesive group
name and something
about themselves and
repeat. The idea is to
make a complete circle.
Points to cover: Source – The Empty Bag, Cavert & Hammond (see
handout)
What do we have in common?
Likely Learning
Name How to Play Props Time
Outcome
Thumbs up - I agree
Thumbs horizontal – I am not
sure but I am happy to Put people at ease
Consensus
take one for the team. – we all have N/A 5 mins
Thumbs
Thumbs down – I need to talk an equal voice
about this more as I do
not currently agree.
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
Inclusive Simon Says –
instead of being out have
Simon to say “Doh” and look at
It is ok to make
Says your mistake from across N/A 10 mins
mistakes
Doh the circle, when you cross
the circle everyone else
claps.
Points to cover: Source - I saw Faith Evans do it at a conference
may be in 101 of the best corporate…
Tone setting
Pairs change places in as
Changes many different ways as Change can be fun N/A 5 mins
possible in 1 minute.
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.
Likely Learning
Name How to Play Props Time
Outcome
How others see
you & the
First chance to Raccoon
See handout Circle 10 mins
Impressions meet 2 others Handout
& be
stretched.
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.
Say your name and throw the
ball to someone else.
Variation 1 Say your name
The names of
and then the person you
Ball Toss others in the Ball 15 mins
are throwing it to.
group
Var 2 say the name of the
person it came from and
the person it is going to.
Points to cover:
There are a number of different name games – this is a classic for a reason
– it is quick and efficient
Look at process,
Group Same game-ish different efficiency, Balls
15mins
Juggle agenda refining Handout
strategy
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 Find out! Toilet roll 10 mins
Icebreaker
Points to cover: Source – www.businessballs.com
The power of enigma.
Likely Learning
Name How to Play Props Time
Outcome
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
Have you the group Places
leave their place high 5 in (disc or 15 mins
ever? allows seat)
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?”
Points to cover: Source Karl Rohnke (I cannot remember which
book)
Sit in a line. Person at the
front of the line comes
up to see a diagram.
Without saying anything
they draw the diagram Review in small
on the back of the groups. What
person at the back of did you find
Backwriting the line. They then out about 5 mins
draw it on the person in communication
front of them. The with this
person at the front of game.
the line draws it on a
piece of paper. No
talking, no redraws.
Compare diagrams.
Points to cover: source www.teachmeteamwork.com
Without any practice or
planning and against the
This is a fun
clock (say 2 minutes) the
communication
Story group is challenged to tell
exercise
Telling in the story of the last 5 mins
requiring a lot
Rounds activity in rounds. Each
of
person may say only one
concentration.
word (or punctuation mark)
when it is their turn.
Points to cover: Source – Roger Greenaway
Something
Share one thing that you
I will take
will take with you into 10 mins
from this
your classes / labs / etc
experience
Points to cover:
Closure is important – focus on the positive
Thanks for coming to play!
