After Vacation Rope Circles
is
a quick warm-up that helps kids quickly debrief the events of a
vacation that just ended. Keeps you from spending a large amount of
class time with all the sharing they are excited to do.
Amoeba
is
an easy to set up activity that, depending on how you frame it or where
you put it in the sequence can be used as a warm-up, deinhibitizer, or
trust activity, and maybe even group problem-solving. I like to use it
when I need to get the group to move from one location to another. It’s a
transition activity with a lesson!
Bear, Salmon, Mosquito
is
a fun game that can be used as a warm-up and deinhibitizer and later in
the sequence it can make a good group problem-solving activity if
framed correctly.
Categories
gets students moving and helps them see that we all have things in common
Circle Up
is
an activity I like to use to get a group organized, moving, and
laughing. I use it as an attention getter before giving instructions.
Dragon Tag
is a cooperative (sort of) tag game
Everybody’s It
is a tag game and my favorite warm-up of all time!
Eye Contact Tag
is a fun activity for any size group.
Flip Me the Bird
is a fun tag game.
Growth Circles
A great warm up/get to know you activity that I use with almost every group
Heads-Tails Tag
is a tag game in teams (sort of…)
I Like Someone Who...
This is a fun and low risk activity to help groupmembers learn about each other and discover commonalities.
Introductions
is a name game
Lost and Found
can be used when participants in the group need to find a partner.
Name Tag
is a name game
Name Toss
is a low risk game that helps students (and you) learn each other’s names.
Paired Activities
gives individual students a chance to learn about each other.
People Bingo
is a relatively low-risk get to know you activity
Silent Line-Up
is a good warm-up that can show you some things about how your class functions as a group.
Spot It!
is
a good tool for getting kids up out of their seats and helping them
begin to become familiar with each other. It can also be a good
debriefing/processing tool.
Team Breath
is a simple phrase used to help center and focus groups. It is amazing how well it works.
Team Breath
is a simple phrase used to help center and focus groups. It is amazing how well it works.
Triangle Tag
is a cooperative tag game
Wizards and Gelflings
is a cooperative tag game