An active way to encourage group members to learn names quickly!
Materials
A ‘bopper’ (a soft foam bat, or sleeping mat rolled up works well)
How to Play
- Participants are to stand in a circle
- Choose one person to stand in the middle and give them the ‘bopper’
- To begin the game, ask the ‘bopper’ to say another persons name and approach this person in the aim of ‘bopping’ them (on the torso or legs)
- The chosen person must then say their own name, followed by someone elses in the circle before the ‘bopper’ touches them
- If they are ‘bopped’ before getting their own and someone elses name out, they move into the centre and become the new ‘bopper’
- Continue until the game is moving quickly, indicating that members know each others names
Variations
- To increase difficulty, instruct players to step in to decrease the size of the circle