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CHECKING - IN
WITH THE ITS
In the first game, Name Alliteration, buddies had to stand in a circle. The first person stated their name
and something they liked that started with same letter (e.g. Danny and dancing), and the next person
then had to state not only their own name and what they liked but also repeat all the previous
information. As a challenge of memorisation, Name Alliteration worked well in helping everyone learn
the names of each other.
Using Story Cubes – dice with pictures instead of dots -- buddies then shared interesting stories and
facts about themselves by choosing dice and explaining how they represented their identities, strengths,
and goals. This chained into a series of group photos based on the pictures on the dice. Together with
Body Writing, a game where students used their own bodies as letters to write words such as FRIENDS
and TRUST, the Group Photo Challenge provided our photographer with excellent photo opportunities.
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