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Famous Name Game

Goal, Objective or Purpose of Activity:

Ice breaker, team building

Appropriate Age Level: 11-15

Minimum/Maximum Number of Participants: 6 - 25

Set-up Time Required: 0 – 15 minutes

Activity Time Required: 15 - 30 minutes

Space Requirements: classroom, normal meeting area

Materials/Resources:

1. Paper
2. Pens/pencils
3. Whiteboard (optional)

Procedure for Teaching:

1. Each person writes the name of a famous person on paper
2. Put names in hat without showing anyone
3. Instructor writes the names of all famous people submitted on board
4. Divide group into two teams
5. Participants try to match the famous person with group member
6. If one team correctly connects participant with their famous person they join their team
7. Continues until all names are guessed
8. Largest team at the end wins

Student Product:

Extensions:

§ Charades – instead of a famous person put a movie, book or song title in hat; have person pick one and act it out so team members can guess it correctly within a time limit (3 minutes)

Reflection:

Contributor(s): Pat Ewing