Around the World
Around the World is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Line players up behind first cone/chalk mark.
- After this player misses, s/he rebounds the ball, passes it to the next player in line, and goes to the end of the line.
- On each player's second, third, etc. turn, that player returns to the last place s/he attempted a basket and continues as before from that spot.
- A player is finished when s/he has successfully made baskets all the way around the court. This player may begin again from the first spot.
- 1+20-40 mins Map (Optional) ← Back to all Activities Setup If possible, prepare a map that you can project/stick on the board.
- This can be used to help students plan and for illustration purposes during presentations.
- In class, divide the students into groups of two or three.
- Optionally, you could introduce the activity with a video clip/trailer from the movie ‘Around The World in Eighty Days‘.
Run this exercise live
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Prompts to use +
On each player's second, third, etc. turn, that player returns to the last place s/he attempted a basket and continues as before from that spot.
A player is finished when s/he has successfully made baskets all the way around the court. This player may begin again from the first spot.
1+20-40 mins Map (Optional) ← Back to all Activities Setup If possible, prepare a map that you can project/stick on the board.
Run this with your AI assistant +
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.
Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Around the World. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: On each player's second, third, etc. turn, that player returns to the last place s/he attempted a basket and continues as before from that spot.; A player is finished when s/he has successfully made baskets all the way around the court. This player may begin again from the first spot.; 1+20-40 mins Map (Optional) ← Back to all Activities Setup If possible, prepare a map that you can project/stick on the board.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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