30 minutes
Learning Objective(s)
- Individually: Focus, concentration
- As a group: Communication, working together
- Keeping the overview
Instructions
2 moderators
Divide into groups of 6-12 people. Group makes a standing circle, +- 50cm in between every participant.
Each moderator explains the exercise:
The moderator starts each round, and each rounds ends where it started: at the moderator.
- Round 1: Moderator says name of another participant. That person says another participant’s name, and so on. Every participants name can only be used once. The name of the moderator should be the last name. Try out this round 2 or 3 times.
- Round 2: Moderator throws a ball to another participant. That person throws the ball to another participant, and so one. Every participant should receive the ball only once. The moderator should be the last one who receives the ball.
Try out this round 2 times.
Combine round 1 and 2: Moderator starts round 1 and (after a few participants) starts round 2.
- Round 3: Moderator says name of a random town another participant. That person says another town, throws it to another participant, and so one. Every participants name can only be used once. The moderator should be the last one to receive a town.
Try out this round 2 times.
Combine round 1, 2 and 3: Moderator starts round 1 and (after a few participants) starts round 2 and (after a few participants) starts round 3.
Instructions
2 moderators
Divide into groups of 6-12 people. Group makes a standing circle, +- 50cm in between every participant.
Each moderator explains the exercise:
The moderator starts each round, and each rounds ends where it started: at the moderator.
- Round 1: Moderator says name of another participant. That person says another participant’s name, and so on. Every participants name can only be used once. The name of the moderator should be the last name. Try out this round 2 or 3 times.
- Round 2: Moderator throws a ball to another participant. That person throws the ball to another participant, and so one. Every participant should receive the ball only once. The moderator should be the last one who receives the ball.
Try out this round 2 times.
Combine round 1 and 2: Moderator starts round 1 and (after a few participants) starts round 2.
- Round 3: Moderator says name of a random town another participant. That person says another town, throws it to another participant, and so one. Every participants name can only be used once. The moderator should be the last one to receive a town.
Try out this round 2 times.
Combine round 1, 2 and 3: Moderator starts round 1 and (after a few participants) starts round 2 and (after a few participants) starts round 3.
Assessment Methods
- Assessing this exercise is happening during the exercise itself, as well as afterwards
- During the exercise: the participants get to know the exercise AND each other. They get to see what’s working and what’s going wrong, and can start helping each other
- After the exercise: short after-talk about what was learnt during this exercise. Mostly, the task should help the participants work as a group, not judging one another, being happy the goal / ending point has been reached
Resources needed
- Ball