Name Tag



Objective(s) and Context

  1. Learn group member’s names, develop group concentration and have fun.

 

Duration

15 minutes

 

Group Size

Large group: 6–24 participants

 

Age Group

7 +

 

Skills

Listening, Concentration

 

Format(s) and Technique(s)

Large group

 

Materials

A light foam tube or sturdy lightweight bat

 

Facilitation Tips

  • Allow the participants to get chaotic during this activity. Loud is good, as long as we can all hear each other!

  • Note to not hit each other too hard and make sure to keep it low. No hitting in the face or chest.

  • Encourage participants to go faster to get the energy going.

 

Popular Education Prompts

  • Getting to know each other is an important building block for moving forward as a group.

  • Having a chance to play and have fun together cannot be underestimated in building a strong group dynamic.

 

Leading the Activity: Steps to Take

1. Ask the group to sit in a circle.

2. Invite each person to say her name once. Ask everyone in the group repeat it once.

3. Choose a volunteer to begin the game by standing in the middle of the circle. She calls out her name and then the name of someone else in the circle. For example: “Sarah to Priya.” Her objective is to lightly tap the legs of the person whose name she has called before that person can call out their own name and the name of someone else in the circle (“Priya to Jane”). If Priya does not call out another person’s name before being tapped, she goes in the middle.

 

Debrief

  • Do we now have a good idea of each other’s names?

  • What were the impressions of the workshop?

 

Success Indicators

Participants are:

  • Laughing and attempting to remember each other’s names

 

Source: Nisha Sajnani, Creative Alternatives: www.creative-alternatives.ca