Get To Know You Games

Get to Know You Games
1) Balloon Pop
Time: 10-20 minutes
Materials Needed: Balloons (1 for each participant), Candy, String
Instructions
1) Before the activity, have prepared 1 blown up balloon for each participant. Before filling the
balloons with air stuff a few pieces of candy in each (2-6 pieces). Tie a piece of string on the end
of each balloon long enough to be able to tie the balloon around your ankle.
2) Have the students stand in a circle and give them each one prepared balloon. Ask each student
to tie the balloon to her/his ankle (right or left, doesn’t matter).
3) Inform the students that there are two goals of this game. One: to be the last person in the
group with their balloon still attached to their ankle. Two: To collect candy from the balloons
being popped. Essentially, the students have to try “stomping out” the other student’s balloons
while still protecting their own. If their balloon has been popped they are still in the game trying
to pop the other balloons and collect candy.
4) Ask you students to spread out and then begin the game!
5) After the last balloon has been popped and a winner declared, tell the students to stand back in
a circle holding on to their collected candy (they are not yet allowed to eat the candy!)
6) Inform them that for every piece of candy they have, they must share one fact about themselves
personally (something unique to them). For example, if I have three pieces of candy I might say:
1. I have a twin brother. 2. I grew up on a horse farm. 3. I enjoy running marathons. Go around
the circle and have each student share.
*Modification: If the students are struggling to come up with facts about themselves you can
provide some structure by using different “colors” or “flavors” of candy as categories (For example,
for each red candy you must share a fact about your family, for each green candy you must share
one hobby or interest, and for each yellow candy you must share one wish you have for the future).
2) Name Dance
Time: 10-20 minutes

Materials: None
Instructions
1) Have the students stand in a circle. Let them know you will be doing a game to help
them learn each other’s names.
2) Begin by introducing yourself. Explain that each name is two words (e.g. Jumping Josh).
The second word is your name and the first word is any word that begins with the same
letter as your name (e.g. Fire Firman, Smile Siti, Lion Linda, etc.)
3) Explain that each name has to have a corresponding dance move or gesture that relates
to the first word. When you introduce yourself you have to do the corresponding dance.
Example: I am Jumping Josh (jumps up and down) I am Smile Siti (models a big smile for
the group) I am Fire Firman (ripples fingers upwards to symbolize a rising flame).
4) After giving the students a few minutes to think of a name and dance, have them each
go around and introduce themselves in this way.
5) Once finished have the students (and yourself included) try to go around the circle and
name each person in the group. When naming them they must use their special two-
word name and they must do their corresponding dance.
Example: He is Jumping Josh (jumps up and down) She is Smile Siti (models a big smile
for the group) etc.)
6) Give each student a chance to try to introduce everyone in the circle.
3) Snowball Fight
Time: 10-20 minutes
Materials: Paper, Writing Utensils
Instructions
1) Give each student 1 sheet of paper and ask them to write 3-5 facts about themselves on
it. Tell them to NOT write their names on the paper and tell them they should do this
individually and not tell their fellow students what they are writing
Example: 1. I have a twin brother. 2. I grew up on a horse farm. 3. I enjoy running
marathons
2) Once the students are finished writing their facts ask them to crumple up their sheet of
paper into a ball shape (snowball). If they don’t know explain to them what a “snowball”
is and what a “snowball fight” is.
3) Have a “snowball fight” where the students can throw their “snowballs” at each other
for a minute or so.
4) Tell the students to stop the “snowball fight” and instruct each student to pick up a
random snowball near them. Tell them to open up the piece of paper so they can read
it. Make sure no student has her/his own paper.
5) Instruct the students to go around the room looking for the person to match with the
snowball they have. They do this by turning the facts or statements into question form.
Example: Do you have a twin brother? Did you grow up on a horse farm? Do you enjoy
running marathons?
6) After everyone has matched the snowball they have with his/her owner, have the
students take turns introducing one another to the group.
Example: Inesh has Nesy’s snowball so she introduces Nesy to the group with the facts
written on Nesy’s snowball. Then Nesy introduces whoever’s snowball she has, and so
forth.
*Modification: If the students are struggling to come up with facts about themselves you can
provide some structure by using different categories (e.g. write 1 fact about your family, 1 fact
about your hobbies, and 1 fact about an accomplishment).

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