Authors: Mary Keene, Bradley Erford
ISBN-13: 9780131709041, ISBN-10: 0131709046
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: July 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
Have you ever wanted to make group sessions and presentations more fun and interesting?! This book provides 160 group work activities that can be easily implemented and adapted for use in small group counseling, classroom or developmental guidance, and workshops/presentations. Most activities can be used with participants from six years of age to adulthood and are appropriate for diverse groups of participants. Activities are separated according to five purposes (starters, energizers, communication, team building, and closure) making this book an excellent resource for anyone learning to facilitate group work or currently working in a group environment.
Sect. A | Starters | 1 |
1 | It's your turn to run for office! | 2 |
2 | The totem pole | 2 |
3 | Advertising who I am! | 3 |
4 | Who are you anyway? | 3 |
5 | Gifts I bring | 4 |
6 | You probably didn't know | 5 |
7 | What shape are you? | 5 |
8 | Shoes of the present, footprints left behind | 6 |
9 | My personalized license plate | 7 |
10 | Groupmate search | 8 |
11 | Painting a picture of me | 9 |
12 | It's out of the bag | 10 |
13 | All about me | 11 |
14 | Name your shape | 11 |
15 | A look at our group | 12 |
16 | Mission possible | 15 |
17 | Fortune extras | 16 |
18 | Layer by layer | 17 |
19 | Award ceremony | 18 |
20 | Yarning to know about you! | 19 |
21 | Glad to meet you | 19 |
22 | "Leafing" angry thoughts behind | 20 |
23 | Tic-Tac-Toe | 21 |
24 | Gold medal time | 22 |
25 | The sharing hands | 22 |
26 | Introductions again? | 23 |
27 | The key is use | 23 |
28 | Participant tree | 24 |
29 | Look at my button! | 24 |
Sect. B | Energizers | 25 |
1 | It's snowing! | 26 |
2 | Good for you! | 26 |
3 | Heat it up | 27 |
4 | Please pass the hoop | 27 |
5 | We are siamese | 28 |
6 | Can O' worms | 29 |
7 | Throwing it all away | 30 |
8 | Wagon ho! | 30 |
9 | Look again! | 31 |
10 | Let's move together | 31 |
11 | Give it up! | 32 |
12 | What are they here for? | 33 |
13 | Everybody swings | 33 |
14 | I know you from every side | 34 |
15 | Balloon team olympics | 34 |
16 | Teeth rule | 35 |
17 | Do little, gain much | 35 |
18 | It does move | 36 |
19 | Paper expressions | 36 |
20 | Celebrating each other! | 37 |
21 | Take your best shot | 37 |
22 | Imagine this! | 38 |
23 | Together wherever we go! | 38 |
24 | I know a yam about you | 39 |
25 | It's bumper car time! | 39 |
26 | We're alike | 40 |
Sect. C | Communication | 41 |
1 | The me cube | 42 |
2 | My shadow knows | 42 |
3 | Pictures in my mind | 43 |
4 | Oh, the hats we wear! | 43 |
5 | If I were a tree | 44 |
6 | Sounds of the past | 44 |
7 | It's all in my head | 45 |
8 | Making my own cup | 46 |
9 | It's a match! | 47 |
10 | A window's view | 47 |
11 | CEO for a day | 48 |
12 | What is it? | 49 |
13 | My "feelings" bank | 49 |
14 | Across the river | 50 |
15 | Trim the tree with emotions | 51 |
16 | Hanging anger out to dry | 52 |
17 | An emotional puppet show | 52 |
18 | What is in my heart? | 53 |
19 | Cookie design party | 53 |
20 | Friendship banner | 54 |
21 | The buildings of my life | 54 |