Group Energiser Game Builds Focus & Movement - Simon Says Stretch
Group Energiser Game Builds Focus & Movement - Simon Says Stretch is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Announce that your name is ‘Simon’ and you want everyone to follow your commands exactly.
- Instruct your group to only follow your commands if the words “SIMON SAYS…” are spoken before them.
- If someone initiates a move without this command or makes a wrong move, ask them to add one point to a tally.
- Formally announce the start of a round, and issue a series of commands with or without matching movements from yourself, eg “PLACE HANDS ON HEAD.”
- After 30 seconds of commands and action, formally announce the end of a round.
- Play several rounds, with each round getting progressively harder.
- The person(s) with the least number of points at the end wins.
- Simon Says Stretch Group energiser game to build focus & physical movement.
- As an energetic warm-up game, Simon Says Stretch builds collective energy through competitive listening and creates laughter through mistakes and unexpected movements.
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Prompts to use +
If someone initiates a move without this command or makes a wrong move, ask them to add one point to a tally.
Formally announce the start of a round, and issue a series of commands with or without matching movements from yourself, eg “PLACE HANDS ON HEAD.”
Play several rounds, with each round getting progressively harder.
Simon Says Stretch Group energiser game to build focus & physical movement.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Group Energiser Game Builds Focus & Movement - Simon Says Stretch. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: If someone initiates a move without this command or makes a wrong move, ask them to add one point to a tally.; Formally announce the start of a round, and issue a series of commands with or without matching movements from yourself, eg “PLACE HANDS ON HEAD.”; Play several rounds, with each round getting progressively harder.; . Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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