Birthday Round Up!
Birthday Round Up! is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
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- 5 Debrief
- Last modified on 12 October 2010, at 16:03
- From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Directions 5 Debrief Objectives Group members can get to know each other and break the ice!
- For example, “My name is Christina and my birthday is January 18.” Then that person silently acts out an activity that begins with the same letter as their name.
- For example, “Running Rachel” would run in place until the group guesses her activity.
- If the group guesses the activity correctly, “Running Rachel” returns to her spot in the circle
- Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Alternatives Objectives Achieving group cohesion through a fun activity.
- Directions Without speaking, group members line themselves up in "birthday order" by month and day starting with January.
- Once everyone is in line, group members form a circle, keeping the same order.
- 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Directions 5 Debrief
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From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Directions 5 Debrief Objectives Group members can get to know each other and break the ice!
For example, “Running Rachel” would run in place until the group guesses her activity.
Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Alternatives Objectives Achieving group cohesion through a fun activity.
Once everyone is in line, group members form a circle, keeping the same order.
1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Directions 5 Debrief
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Birthday Round Up!. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: From Teampedia Jump to: navigation, search Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Directions 5 Debrief Objectives Group members can get to know each other and break the ice!; For example, “Running Rachel” would run in place until the group guesses her activity.; Contents 1 Objectives 2 Group Size 3 Materials 4 Set Up 5 Directions 6 Alternatives Objectives Achieving group cohesion through a fun activity.; Once everyone is in line, group members form a circle, keeping the same order.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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