Icebreakers: Name Touch

Icebreakers are a great tool for people to get more comfortable with one another.  That starts with learning names.  We believe in making it fun, and this icebreaker does just that!Name Touch:·         Group size: 5 – 30·         Length of Activity: 10 minutes·         Goal: To develop listening skills and learn everyone’s name.·         Equipment Needed: None·         Before you Start:o   Have the players go around and introduce themselves.o   Demonstrate safe tagging to avoid injuries.§  Light tapping; avoid hard contact that may hurt someone.o   Have the players form a circle around one player in the middle.o   Everyone in the circle then puts one arm out directly in front of them with their palm facing up.·         How to Play:o   The leader begins the game by saying someone’s name that’s in the circle.o   The player whose name was called must say another players name before the player in the middle runs over and tags their hand.o   This process continues until the player in the middle tags someone.o   When the circle player gets tagged before they can say another name, they switch with the player in the middle and become the tagger.o   The player who was just in the circle begins the next round by calling out a name.·         Variations:o   Have the players in the circle close their eyes so they cannot see the player in the middle coming towards them. 

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