One of the quickest and easiest debriefing techniques ever devised! At A Glance A group is asked to respond rapidly to one or more questions in no more than sixty seconds. What You Need Form one large or several small groups. Everyone standing or sitting in a circle. What To Do This is perfect for
Wonderfully creative and random way to debrief your group’s experience. At A Glance Participants are asked to randomly pull a ball out of a bag, the colour of which will direct the focus of their response. What You Need Selection of balls (different colours) or other multi-coloured items. Form one large or several small groups.
In the past 12 months there has been a growing mountain of research that has generated a lot of excitement in PE and adventure-based learning circles which speaks to the CRITICAL VALUE of integrating play and exercise in our lives, every day! Especially for kids. Click the image at right to read this short article.
An activity about noticing what’s different about another. At A Glance In pairs, partners take turns to alter a set number of things about their appearance, and then invite the other to identify those changes. What You Need 5 – 10 minutes. What To Do Noticing the little things about people can develop trust and
No doubt you’ve played ‘Simon Says…’ at some point. Maybe it features heavily in your repertoire already? If not, I’d suggest it’s time to add it back in. Here’s a couple of ideas that came up for me during Michelle Cumming’s recent workshop: Rather than eliminate folks who move or flinch when they shouldn’t, ask
In the spirit of Xmas, here are three gifts I’d like to pass onto you. I have received so much value from each of these three resources during the year, I feel compelled to share them with you too (the first two are free): Seth Godin’s Blog – Seth is a brilliant thinker. I receive
Quick, simple tag exercise for groups of four or more. At A Glance In pairs, individual attempt to tag the uncovered knees of thier partner as often as possible. What You Need An open, flat space. What To Do Divide your group into pairs, and ask each partnership to stand facing one another about a
Folks, please find time today – not tomorrow – to view this video of an address Sir Ken Robinson made some years ago for TED – I’ve been an avid viewer of TED presentations for some years now (it’s free), and it is nothing if not revolutionary. Click here to view Sir Ken’s address entitled:
A name game you can play with a large group. At A Glance Standing in the centre of a circle of people, a person points to someone and yells “Who” inviting them to trade places, before the new person repeats the sequence. What You Need 5-10 mins What To Do Earlier this month, I visited
Wonderfully engaging non-verbal opener for large groups. At A Glance Without saying a word, a leader initiates a series of claps – each one slightly more complex than the one before – inviting the group to copy their moves. What You Need 1 minute A large group, the bigger the better What To Do Start