Charades (by Josh and Jade 2023 Wellbeing Prefects): One student will be picked (or one student from a small group) to non-verbally act out a film/book/tv show/song that relates to the topic of discussion, provided by the teacher. Example: Perseverance/grit → Soul Surfer
Clump: Have the participants walk around and mingle. Randomly call out a number. The participants must try and get into groups of that number. Any participants that do not end up in a group are out of the game.
Common Thread: Divide students into groups of four and have them sit together in these small groups. Give each group five minutes to chat among themselves and find something they all have in common. It could be that they all play soccer, or pizza is their favorite dinner, or they each have a kitten. Whatever the common thread, the conversation will help them get to know one another better. Ask groups to share their 'common thread'.
Human Knot: Have a group of 10-15 stand very close together. Tell them to reach out their arms so all hand are jumbled and intertwined. Tell them to grab one hand for each of their hands, but not the one of the person's next to them. Now they are a human knot and must use teamwork to untangle themselves into one circle without letting go of their hands.
Hum That Tune: Each person in the group is given a small piece of paper with the name of a nursery rhyme or other song written on the paper. (i.e. “Row, row, row your boat,” “Rock-a-bye baby,” etc.) All of the people who are given the song must hum that tune and fine everyone else singing the song. They then form a group.
ID Guessing Game: Break the PC group into 3 smaller groups. Pass out an piece of paper and a pen to each person who is playing. Then each person has to write two things they have done and one they haven’t. The more unique and interesting the better, but the object it to make it hard for the others to guess that it is your card. Then the cards are collected and the group votes on who they think the card represents and which item they haven’t done.
If You Love Me Baby Smile: Everyone sits in a circle, and one person goes up to somebody in the group and tries to make them smile by saying, "if you love me baby, smile" and they are not allowed touching the person at all. They may make funny faces or whatnot. If the person does not smile or laugh, they will reply, "I love you baby, but I just can't smile". And if the person succeeds, the person they made smile moves on, and if they lose, they have to go to another person.
Pictionary (by Josh and Jade 2023 Wellbeing Prefects): Students, in pairs or individually, will require 1 x pen and a piece of paper. They will then split their page into boxes of 4 or 6. The teacher makes up 6 wellbeing questions and gives students a letter to complete the questions. Sample questions are:
Topic and Response Letter (e.g L)
Eg. Perseverance strategy
Eg. Way to describe a positive relationship
Eg. What to do if you are feeling angry
Eg. Goal setting
They will complete each row of the table and follow the rules of Pictionary.
Rock Paper Scissors: Students pair up and play rock, paper, scissors. Students get eliminated until the final 2 remain. You may choose to have prizes for the winner.
Speed Dating (by Josh and Jade 2023 Wellbeing prefects):
Students partner up with someone who they aren't very close friends with or want to catch up with.
A conversation starter or question (suggestions here) is projected onto the board and the students talk about this topic with their partner.
Once the pair has discussed the topic of conversation, students will switch to a new partner and share their responses with them.
Two Truths and a Lie (by Josh and Jade 2023 Wellbeing prefects): Students will take it in turns telling 2 truths and 1 lie about themselves or an experience they have had where they have needed to show 'perserverence'. It is the rest of the class(or smaller group)’s job to guess which one is the lie.