Hilariously Fun Circle Game for Groups of All Ages - One Duck
Hilariously Fun Circle Game for Groups of All Ages - One Duck is a circle dialogue exercise for relationship mapping: it helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Ask your group to repeat the words of a four-part stanza - “ONE DUCK - FELL IN - THE POND - KERPLUNK.”
- Repeat the verse, one person at a time in a clockwise direction around the circle, saying one part of the stanza each.
- Once complete, the next person in the circle restarts the verse, but now, each part of the stanza is repeated by two people in a row, eg one says “ONE DUCK” and their neighbour says “ONE DUCK,” and the next person says “FELL IN..,” etc.
- Next, the full stanza continues around the circle with each part repeated by three people in a row, then four people in a row, and finally five people in a row.
- A round ends when someone makes a mistake or pauses for too long before adding to the sequence.
- When a mistake is made, the next-in-line starts a new round with a confident “ONE DUCK….”
- Challenge your group to successfully recite each of the four parts of the stanza by five people in a row in a single round.
- Continue play for as many rounds as your group’s focus will allow.
- One Duck Fun circle game to develop concentration & create hilarious moments.
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Prompts to use +
Ask your group to repeat the words of a four-part stanza - “ONE DUCK - FELL IN - THE POND - KERPLUNK.”
Repeat the verse, one person at a time in a clockwise direction around the circle, saying one part of the stanza each.
Challenge your group to successfully recite each of the four parts of the stanza by five people in a row in a single round.
Continue play for as many rounds as your group’s focus will allow.
One Duck Fun circle game to develop concentration & create hilarious moments.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Hilariously Fun Circle Game for Groups of All Ages - One Duck. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Ask your group to repeat the words of a four-part stanza - “ONE DUCK - FELL IN - THE POND - KERPLUNK.”; Repeat the verse, one person at a time in a clockwise direction around the circle, saying one part of the stanza each.; Challenge your group to successfully recite each of the four parts of the stanza by five people in a row in a single round.; Continue play for as many rounds as your group’s focus will allow.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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