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The process of learning names is the most foundational component of developing relational capacity. The Blanket Name Game not only helps students deepen their recall of their classmates’ names, but it accomplishes this in a fun, team-building, competitive format.
SET UP:
One large blanket or tarp, thick enough to avoid seeing through it
Prior viewing of the Blanket Name Game video example
STEPS:
Divide the class into two teams and have them move to opposite sides at the front of the room.
Have two students hold up a large blanket or tarp between the two teams so that the opposing teams are unable to see one another.
Each team then quietly and anonymously sends one team member to the middle of the room resulting in two anonymous team members, one from each team, standing in front of one another, but unable to see each other because they are separated by the blanket/tarp.
When ready, instruct the two students holding the blanket to drop it to the floor. The first team member to say the other person’s name wins a point for their team.
Repeat this process for each subsequent round.
Close the activity with a debrief, either verbal or written, using a few of the questions from the Stage 1 Debrief Prompts.
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