30 minutes One to one Group Communication Resilience Learning Objective(s) How an emotional outburst occurs Consequences of escalation What are your signals before you explode? What can you do to take away the tension Different factors that apply to you ( weight of the situation, how long the situations lasts, who is involved, mood,…) Instructions… Continue reading Frustration Balloon
Tag: Group Activities
Patterns
30 minutes Group Communication Teamwork Responsibility 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… Continue reading Patterns
Cup Stacking
10-40 Minutes Group Teamwork Communication Resilience Problem Solving Adaptability Reliability Learning Objective(s) Work as a team using the resources given to stack the cups into a tower without touching them with any part of your body Instructions The aim is to build a tower of cups by working together! The group will be spilt into… Continue reading Cup Stacking
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
30+ Minutes Group Communication Teamwork Resilience Problem Solving Responsibility Learning Objective(s) To encourage participants to communicate effectively to complete a task whilst under pressure and time constraints. Instructions One participant will sit at the device (laptop/PC, games console, phone etc) and be faced with a bomb puzzle that they must defuse by following a specific… Continue reading Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Towers of Hanoi
10-30 Minutes One to one Group Resilience Adaptability Problem Solving Learning Objective(s) The aim of the game is to stack the discs on one of the different pegs in size order Instructions Tower of Hanoi consists of three pegs or towers with 5 different sized disks stacked over one of the pegs. The disks are… Continue reading Towers of Hanoi
GOOD Motivation
20-60 Minutes One to one Group Motivation Responsibility Adaptability Learning Objective(s) This is a structured approach to Goal Setting and explores options of action planning and accountability Instructions Explain to the learners that we are going to explore your realistic goals and start to form a plan to achieve these. Explain what the GOOD method… Continue reading GOOD Motivation
The Guessing Game
30-60 Minutes Group Communication Reliability Resilience Problem Solving Teamwork Learning Objective(s) Boost communication skills and show the importance and practicality of open ended questions. Rather than yes or no (closed) questions. Increase confidence in communicating Build relationships and openness. Instructions To start, separate the group into two teams of equal (or roughly equal) size. Instruct… Continue reading The Guessing Game
Power of Body Language
5-10 Minutes Group Communication Adaptability Learning Objective(s) This is an activity to show the importance body language plays in everyday communication. Instructions Tell the participants that you are going to give them a series of instructions and you want them to follow them as fast as they can. State the following actions as you engage… Continue reading Power of Body Language
The First Impressions Card Game
30+ Minutes Group Communication Responsibility Adaptability Learning Objective(s) This is an activity to portray the impact positive / negative Impressions can make to everyday life. Instructions Each participants takes one Behaviour card and acts out the behaviour / scenario. The group try and guess the behaviour and discuss whether it was a good or bad… Continue reading The First Impressions Card Game
Egg Drop
15-30 Minutes Group Adaptability Communication Teamwork Problem Solving Responsibility Learning Objective(s) To enable learners to demonstrate their adaptability to a problem or situation. It is also to build chemistry, teamwork, communication and creative thinking. To build something to protect a raw egg from a high fall. 10+ foot fall works best; will the eggs survive?… Continue reading Egg Drop
Sinking Ship
30-90 Minutes Group Teamwork Adaptability Communication Responsibility Learning Objective(s) promote effective communication, adaptability, teamwork and debating skills. The aim is to find the most useful survival items as a team Instructions Hide all the item cards around the room whilst learners aren’t there. Then lay out a boat shape on the floor using string. Tell… Continue reading Sinking Ship