NAME 6 CIRCLE

(TOPIC: BRAIN STRETCHERS)

 

Instructions

YOU WILL NEED A TENNIS BALL FOR THIS ONE.

  • EVERYONE SITTING OR STANDING IN A CIRCLE.

  • YOU GIVE ONE PERSON THE BALL, AND ASK HIM TO NAME AT LEAST 6 OBJECTS WITHIN A PARTICULAR CATEGORY (OR ANY OTHER NUMBER, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE CIRCLE), IN THE TIME IT TAKES FOR THE BALL TO GET PASSED ALONG THE CIRCLE.

  • THINGS TO ASK FOR MIGHT BE

SOUR TASTING FRUIT, VEGETABLES, TYPES OF MEAT

MAKES OF CARS, MODES OF TRANSPORT

SPORTS TEAMS, SPORTS, SPORTS PEOPLE

COUNTRIES, MOUNTAINS, OCEANS, CONTINENTS, ETC

MOVIES, TV SHOWS, ENTERTAINERS

ITALIAN FOODS, ASIAN CUISINE

WAYS TO STAY FIT

EMOTIONS

WORDS STARTING WITH A CERTAIN LETTER

 

VARIATIONS

  • HAVE ONE PERSON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CIRCLE. THIS PERSON PROVIDES THE CATEGORY AND THE STARTING POINT, AND STUDENTS GO CLOCKWISE AROUND THE CIRCLE UNTIL ONE PERSON FALTERS. THAT STUDENT TAKES THE PLACE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CIRCLE.

 

NOTES

  • TELL STUDENTS NOT TO WATCH THE BALL GO ROUND WHEN THEY’RE ’IT’ - THEY’LL JUST PANIC AND FREEZE. TRY THIS WITH CLOSED EYES.

 

PURPOSE: STRETCHING THE BRAIN, THINKING CREATIVELY ON YOUR FEET AND GETTING ENERGIZED AT THE START OF A DAY.

 

 

 

ACTIVITIES FOR PASTORAL CARE & WELLBEING CLASSES

 

All activities have been adapted by Unleashing Personal Potential from www.improvencyclopedia.org, www.reachout.com,  www.playmeo.com, www.tom.edu.au, and through years of practice in education. Thanks to the many educators who have contributed to this list of tried and tested activities.

 

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