Alphabet Game Elizabeth Stocks Professor Kathleen Arcovio

THP311 January 23, 2012 Warm Up Game

Warm Up Game: A My Name Is Anne Source: Rice Prep Academy Goals: To work on group focus, patience and the alphabet. Also can be used to calm and can be fun! Materials: N/A Procedure: 1. Begin by asking the group to prepare the room for drama and then to gather circle center standing. 2. Explain that we are going to play a game called A My Name is Anna in order to strengthen alphabet skills, focus, and patience. 3. The rules of the game are as follows: a. The first person to go in the circle starts with the letter A and has to follow the rhyme: A my name is Anna my friends name is Abbie we live in Azuay and we sell Apples. *for a boy A my name is Adry my girlfriends name is Alice we live in Alpachaca and we sell apricots. b. The next person starts with the Letter B: B my name is Betsy my friends name is Betzy we live in Bolivar and we sell Bananas. c. In between each person there is a clap or leg slap to which allows the next participant time to think of their letter. d. If someone is not able to complete their letter they must sit down for one turn.

4. IMPORTANT: It is important to remind everyone that we want to make a safe and comfortable environment. Remind each participant that if at any time they feel uncomfortable completing the combination given that they are free to not participate in that combination. 5. When facilitating this activity it is ok to adjust to the energy you want in the room for instance this could be done sitting first. 6. Things to consider for this activity: a. May not be good in classrooms that have students with learning disabilities b. You should not play with children who do not know their alphabet yet, or English. https://sites.google.com/site/improvisationforyouthjournal/warm-up-games/alphabetgame