Partner Coordination Game to Build Teamwork - Don't Break The Ice
Partner Coordination Game to Build Teamwork - Don't Break The Ice is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Give each person two toy (wooden/plastic) blocks.
- Ask everyone to find a partner and to suspend the four blocks between the tips of each of their index fingers.
- Each pair must maintain their connection while moving about the area and, using their free index fingers, attempt to break the connections of other pairs.
- At any time, if a pair’s blocks fall or get knocked down, they are permitted to pick up their blocks, re-connect and continue playing.
- Play several two-minute rounds and/or swap partners.
- Don’t Break The Ice Partner coordination game to spark competition & connection.
- As a partner coordination game, Don’t Break The Ice cleverly combines fine motor skills with strategic movement to keep everyone engaged and alert.
- The delicate interplay of working together while challenging other pairs generates plenty of laughter and excitement as participants develop their coordination and cooperation skills.
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Give each person two toy (wooden/plastic) blocks.
Ask everyone to find a partner and to suspend the four blocks between the tips of each of their index fingers.
Each pair must maintain their connection while moving about the area and, using their free index fingers, attempt to break the connections of other pairs.
At any time, if a pair’s blocks fall or get knocked down, they are permitted to pick up their blocks, re-connect and continue playing.
Play several two-minute rounds and/or swap partners.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Partner Coordination Game to Build Teamwork - Don't Break The Ice. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Give each person two toy (wooden/plastic) blocks.; Ask everyone to find a partner and to suspend the four blocks between the tips of each of their index fingers.; Each pair must maintain their connection while moving about the area and, using their free index fingers, attempt to break the connections of other pairs.; At any time, if a pair’s blocks fall or get knocked down, they are permitted to pick up their blocks, re-connect and continue playing.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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