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Energiser, Ice-breaker, Name Game/Get to know each other
A name game with the aim
to remember every member.
- To enhance the participants' creativity skills;
- To make sure the participants remember each other;
- To make the participants get to know each other in an innovative way;
- To build a "mythical" map of Europe.
The participants are given 20 minutes to create a rhyme for their name and a story about their "country". Also, each of them needs to develop a symbol to associate with the rhyme and the story (for example, the name of a participant is Oleksandra, it rhymes with "salamandra", so the country is the name of salamadras and fire and a symbol/pictograph given to the tourist can be salamandra, fire or sun) and draw simple icons by the number of participants (30 icons - 30 participants; can be also developed and printed at home as homework).
The participants are separated in two groups:
- "Tourists"
- Countries/Capitals.
The tourists travel from "country" to "country" and listen to stories about the mythical geography made out of the participants' rhymed stories.
In the end of the cycle the tourists and capitals exchange places.
When all stories are heard, each participant needs to guess (remember) 2 to 5 random pictographs from those given to him(her)/from a pile.
(optional) After the name game the participants may build a "mythical/fairy-tale" map of Europe.
The developed personal icon may be later included in the badge of the participant.
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http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/1731
This tool addresses
Personal Development, European Citizenship
It is recommended for use in:
Youth Exchanges
Training and Networking
Materials needed:
Little pieces of paper by the number of participants, pens or pencils.
Duration:
Around 90 minutes
The tool was created by
Oleksandra Bakun, Beatrice Silva
in the context of
A tool-developing session during a PBA "Let it realise" in Norway, 13-19th of October 2015
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Oleksandra Bakun (on 25 November 2015)
and last modified
24 October 2015
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