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 neighbors left palm. On the word please try and grab the finger of your neighbor while not allowing yours to be caught.

Non threatening wake up establish the well formed circle

N/A

5 mins

Points to cover: I found it on www.wilderdom.com Benefits of the circle and setting a light tone.

Making Connections

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 common, if we has that in common with 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.

Handout

15 mins

Points to cover: Source The Empty Bag, Cavert & Hammond (see handout) What do we have in common?

Name

How to Play

Likely Learning Outcome

Props

Time

Consensus
Thumbs

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 your mistake from across the circle, when you cross the circle everyone else claps.

It is ok to make mistakes

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

How to Play

Likely Learning Outcome How others see you & the chance to meet 2 others & be stretched.

Props

Time

First Impressions

See handout

Raccoon Circle Handout

10 mins

Points to cover: Source www.trainingwheels.com see handout Now we have formulated ideas about people lets try and find out the real them lets 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 are 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

15mins

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!

Toilet roll

10 mins

Points to cover: Source www.businessballs.com The power of enigma.

Name

How to Play

Likely Learning Outcome

Props

Time

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?

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.

5 mins

Points to cover: source www.teachmeteamwork.com

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.

5 mins

Points to cover: Source Roger Greenaway

Something I will take from this experience

Share one thing that you will take with you into your classes / labs / etc

10 mins

Points to cover: Closure is important focus on the positive

Thanks for coming to play!