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Whole Group Tag Game With Fantasy Roles - Giants, Wizards & Elves

Whole Group Tag Game With Fantasy Roles - Giants, Wizards & Elves is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), PairsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
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. Mark two ‘safe’ areas approx 30 metres apart, with a line situated in the middle of these two zones.
  2. Ask your group to mimic your actions as you establish three distinct physical characters:
  3. - Giants: Arms held high above your head, calling ‘ROOOAAARRR.’
  4. - Wizards: Arms and fingers extended forward as if casting a spell, saying “ZZZZZZZ.”
  5. - Elves: Bent knees and hold your ears, squeaking “ELF, ELF ELF.”
  6. Explain that Giants chase Wizards, Wizards chase Elves and Elves chase Giants.
  7. Each team huddles in their safe area to agree on Plan A character and Plan B character.
  8. Giants, Wizards & Elves Whole group tag game to spark energy & team spirit.
  9. Giants, Wizards & Elves creates a team-based challenge that gets everyone running and laughing.
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Prompts to use +

Ask your group to mimic your actions as you establish three distinct physical characters:

Explain that Giants chase Wizards, Wizards chase Elves and Elves chase Giants.

Giants, Wizards & Elves Whole group tag game to spark energy & team spirit.

Giants, Wizards & Elves creates a team-based challenge that gets everyone running and laughing.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Whole Group Tag Game With Fantasy Roles - Giants, Wizards & Elves. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Ask your group to mimic your actions as you establish three distinct physical characters:; Explain that Giants chase Wizards, Wizards chase Elves and Elves chase Giants.; ; Giants, Wizards & Elves Whole group tag game to spark energy & team spirit.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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  • No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
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