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CLASSROOM:
EXPENSIVE CELEBRITY WEDDING GAME:
This exercise is a great way to emphasize the need for budgets even for celebrities. Get the young people to put the celebrity couples in order of most expensive wedding to the least expensive.Once they complete this, start to draw out their thoughts on the amounts spent and the concept of budgeting.
TOOLS: Celebrity laminated cards
SMALL GROUPS:
WOULD I LIE TO YOU?
Each young person has to tell three facts about themselves: two true and one false.The group has to guess which one isn't true.
WORD ASSOCIATION
Give each person in the class a word. Young people have to figure out the connection between them. For eg, Vauxhall,BMW,Mercedes,
IF I SET UP MY OWN BUSINESS?/WON THE LOTTERY?/RAN THE COUNTRY?
Go round and ask what each person would do with the money if they won the lottery?
MOVIE LIFE
If a movie was made of your life, who would play you and what sort of film would it be?
STOP THE BUS
Get students to write down every letter of the alphabet and give them a topic. They have to find a word for each letter of the alphabet. First to manage it yells stop the bus.
Variation: Give students different topics and a letter, they must think of a word beginning with that letter for each of those topics.
WRITE IT DOWN
Students write down the answers to the following questions,then feedback to the group
1. Last place you went to abroad & Next place on your list.
2. You’re karaoke SONG(s) of choice
3. Favourite CARTOON as a child
4. If you could be on any TV SHOW which would it be?
5 Social media site you waste the most time on?
6. Worst idea of a gift
7. If you could make any daily expenditure FREE what would it be?
8. Last celebrity crush?
9. Last film to make you cry
10. Favourite season of the year?
RIDDLES
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
Answer: a penny
Whoever makes it, tells it not.
Whoever takes it, knows it not.
Whoever knows it, wants it not
Answer: counterfeit money
LARGE GROUPS:
HUMAN BINGO
Each participant draws a grid with nine boxes and writes down (in any box they choose) a statement such as ‘has brown eyes’, ‘has grandchildren’, ‘lives in a city’
Once everyone has finished writing their nine statements, group then moves around the room asking people questions to see if they match the statements on their grid
Each participant must get the signature of the person who matches the criteria for each square and the person who gets all nine boxes signed first wins.
This game can be used as an introductory session and or fit the theme of a workshop. For example statements about about young people’s debts, things they want to buy, or particular issue.
NON VERBAL INTRO
Divide the group into pairs.
Taking turns, each member of the pair should communicate to their partner as much about themselves as they can without speaking or writing (drawing pictures is allowed).For example they might point to a wedding ring or draw a picture of their house.
To make the exercise slightly easier, and to keep the group to time, the facilitator could call out the topics and when to changeover.
Finish the exercise by having everyone introduce their partner (verbally). Also allow the partner to make corrections and fill in missing details.
SAY YOUR NAME
Young people start by saying their name and ... (can use any of the following examples)
One word for money (slang/another language)
What they like spending their money on, what they don’t
An animal they think they’re like, and why
What would you do with £1million if you were .. President, Head of the School, Prime Minister – (make it social)
Who would you give your money to if you HAD to give it all away?
SUN SHINES ON ME
Form a circle of chairs (one for each person) and then take one away. One person stands in the middle and calls a question beginning with "The sun shines on anyone who…", for example “The sun shines on anyone who has ever eaten watermelon”.
Everyone who has eaten watermelon then jumps up and moves to a place vacated by someone else who has moved. The last person who is left without a seat remains in middle to call out something else beginning with “The sun shines on anyone who…?”
REPEAT AFTER ME
Stand in a circle
Do a funny action and say, ‘Hi, i’m xxxx’ (eg jazz hands)
Rest of the group repeats
Rest of group repeats all names and actions from 1st person
FRUIT SALAD
Arrange the group in a circle with chairs and number each person 1, 2, 3 or 4 then swap the numbers for a category - usually fruit - apple, banana, kiwi, orange. It also works well with the content that you are about to deliver, for example - savings, loans, overdraft, credit. One person stands in the middle of all of the chairs and with no spare chair for them to sit on in the circle, they announce one of the categories and all of the individuals from that category move chairs and the person in the centre sits in one of the chairs, leaving a new person in the centre. It is important that they move across the circle and do not move to the closest available chair. As they get comfortable try announcing two or three categories at once. Finally you can build up to all four categories by announcing ‘fruit salad’ or for our version ‘recession’
THE MINUTE GAME
Suitable for: large groups, cooler
Young people stand in a circle with the leader in the centre holding a stop watch. Young people have to sit down once they think a minute has passed, and the person who is most accurate wins. Helps to have a second person watching who sits down when the clock reaches 35 seconds to see how peer pressure affects everyone.
BLIND PICTIONARY
Split young people into groups. Choose someone to draw and give them a word. They must draw the word with their eyes closed while their teammates guess what the word is.
WHO DUN IT?
The group stand in a circle and close their eyes, you walk around the outside of the group and tap one person on the shoulder. You then encourage each person to look around the group and make eye contact with each individual and decide who was tapped. The person who has been tapped has to try and disguise the fact that they have been tapped and those not tapped have to figure out who has been tapped. The group then vote who they think has been tapped and why. It also works well if you tap no one and see who they blame and by tapping everyone at once.
MONEY MEMORY
Display lots of pictures to do with money. Then give young people 60 seconds to write down as many as they can remember.
BUSINESS/ENTERPRISE GROUPS:
DOUBLE YOUR MONEY
Students should imagine they are given £5. In groups they are to devise ways in which they would double that in a week.
GRAND BRANDS
Students will be given categories such as sports or food and will be required to draw as many logos that come to mind in their heads. After you can discuss with feedback Why do they remember it? What makes it stand out as a logo?
COMPANY SLOGANS
Suitable for: enterprise, small groups, large groups
Ask participants to match the slogan with the company/brand name. The activity could be done in teams where the slogan is read aloud by the trainer and the teams respond by giving the name of the company/brand name.
1. “just do it”
a. Adidas
b. Nike
c. Puma
2. “Bringing people together”
a. T-Mobile
b. Facebook
c. Orange Wednesdays
3. “Mums shop at...”
a. Primark
b. Asda
c. Iceland
4. “What’s the worst that could happen?”
a. Dr Pepper
b. Red Bull
c. Fanta fruit twist
5. “How do you eat yours?”
a. McDonalds
b. KFC
c. Cadburys creme egg
6. “Challenge everything”
a. Microsoft
b. Sony
c. EA games
7. “Because you’re worth it”
a. Head and Shoulders
b. L’oreal
c. Herbal Essence
NCS GROUPS :
TIMMY MALLET
A word association game that pushes students to think about word grouping.Rules: No Hesitation No Repetition No DeviationThe students must say a word connected to the previous word in a clear way. For example: Student A: Leaf – Student B: Tree – C: Wood – D: Metal – E: Hard– F: Soft – G: Pillow – H: Feather – I: Leaf X(Repetition) Can easily start this off with banking topics eg. overdraft.
BLIND PICTIONARY
Split young people into groups. Choose someone to draw and give them a word. They must draw the word with their eyes closed while their teammates guess what the word is.
WHO DUN IT?
The group stand in a circle and close their eyes, you walk around the outside of the group and tap one person on the shoulder. You then encourage each person to look around the group and make eye contact with each individual and decide who was tapped. The person who has been tapped has to try and disguise the fact that they have been tapped and those not tapped have to figure out who has been tapped. The group then vote who they think has been tapped and why. It also works well if you tap no one and see who they blame and by tapping everyone at once.
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