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Balancing Tag Game That Creates Fun And Laughter - Deportment Tag

Balancing Tag Game That Creates Fun And Laughter - Deportment Tag is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

Under 5 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), Small group (4-8), TriadsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Distribute a small object, such as an eraser or bean bag toy, to each person in your group.
  2. Ask each person to balance the object on their head.
  3. When ready, invite everyone to play a quick game of tag, ie each individual aims to tag as many people as possible, while at the same time, avoid being tagged.
  4. A player is eliminated when they are tagged by another person provided that the tagger is successfully balancing an object on their head.
  5. If a person’s object falls, or they touch their object to prevent it from falling, they are eliminated.
  6. Deportment Tag Balancing tag game to develop coordination with hilarious outcomes.
  7. Deportment Tag cleverly transforms a simple game of tag by adding the tricky element of balancing objects while running.
  8. By requiring players to maintain their composure while attempting to tag others, this balancing tag game creates countless moments of fun as participants dodge, weave and try to keep their balance.
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Prompts to use +

Distribute a small object, such as an eraser or bean bag toy, to each person in your group.

Ask each person to balance the object on their head.

When ready, invite everyone to play a quick game of tag, ie each individual aims to tag as many people as possible, while at the same time, avoid being tagged.

If a person’s object falls, or they touch their object to prevent it from falling, they are eliminated.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Balancing Tag Game That Creates Fun And Laughter - Deportment Tag. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Distribute a small object, such as an eraser or bean bag toy, to each person in your group.; Ask each person to balance the object on their head.; When ready, invite everyone to play a quick game of tag, ie each individual aims to tag as many people as possible, while at the same time, avoid being tagged.; If a person’s object falls, or they touch their object to prevent it from falling, they are eliminated.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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