Friday, October 12, 2012

October Game of the Month: Back-to-back


Purpose: This activity brings out communication, cooperation, and trust.


Materials: Just a group of participants.
Description:
  • Every group member must find a partner of approximately equal height and weight, if possible.  
  • The partners will lock arms with their backs to one another. 
  •  With arms remaining locked at all times, the partners will sit down on the ground, kick their legs out straight, and try to stand back up. 
  •  Then groups of four will try the same thing.  Then groups of eight, sixteen, and eventually, the entire group together. 
Discussion/Reflection:
This is the perfect activity for building trust.
At the end of the activity ask groups some of the following questions
  • Why do you think we did this activity?
  • Were you comfortable during this activity or did you feel a little uncomfortable?
  • Did you trust your partner/ partners? Why/Why Not?

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