Game: Name Game                                    Type: Cooperative, Team Building

Cycle: I, II, III                                           Activity Level: Low (cool down game)

Tactics: Stay in order                                Equipment: Music, 12 different balls


QEP: COMPETENCY II, communication with teammates, synchronization of actions.

 

Description:

Layer 1: The students are placed in groups of 5 or more with one ball. The person that starts with the ball must pass ball to another person and state his or her own name. The players must pass to a different person and must keep the same order.

Layer 2: Instead of saying their own name, the students say the name of the person they are passing to.

Layer 3: Insert a second ball.

 

MODIFICATIONS:

Reverse the order of the passes and change the pattern in order to learn everybody’s name.

 

SAFETY:

Remind students about proper throwing, and be aware since the ball will be thrown in their direction.