Get to know each other through play and become familiar with each other.
Material
- Ball
Pedagogical goal
Participants came into contact with each other and become familiar with each other.
Biblical Linkage
- Biblical Names
Procedure
- Participants form a circle. Someone goes in the middle and holds the ball.
- Participants give each other a name from the Bible.
- Person in middle has task of hitting person with ball whose name was called.
- To avoid being hit, person quickly calls another name. The person who was too slow becomes the person in the middle of the circle.
Rules
- Dab the ball only to people and do not throw it.
- If you are dabbed before a new name is called, you become the center person.
Reflection Questions
- Why did the participants call themselves by their respective biblical names?
- How did you feel when you were the center of attention?
- What did you like/dislike about this game?
- Did the game help you become more familiar and get to know each other?
Variation/Adaptations
- Instead of ball use a rolled up newspaper.
- Instead of the biblical names, use your own names or animal names.
Sources
- Cover photo: Ramun Badertscher
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