Games can be an effective way of getting to know each other and reflecting on the skills needed to live and work together as a community. 

You listen to a body part that is called out and match it with your partner's. Then two more are called out and you still have to keep the first connected, then the second, then the third!

1. Hand to hand

2. Toe to toe

3. Knee to knee

And relax! Then it begins again.

Everyone stands in a big circle...but with a space for one more person. You can use spots, cones or quoits to show where players must stand.

A person next to the empty space moves into it and says, 'I stand...'.

The person next to them moves into the space they've just left and says, '...on the spot...'.

The next person moves into the new space and says, '...next to...' and then says the name of someone else who is in the circle but not next to them.

The person called moves next to the person who called them...which leaves a new space. The first person, either side of the new space, to put their hands on their head, can move into the new space and says...'I stand...' and we begin again.

Players can only be called across the circle once.  The game ends when everyone has been called!

Begin with 2 circles which have and equal number of people and a leader (or caller) . One circle is inside the other. The people in each circle face each other.

The leader calls out two choices. For example, 'Cats or dogs?' The people in the circles shout out which one they prefer...but don't say why...yet. If you made the same choice as the person facing you, you don't move. If you made a different choice to the person facing you, you swap places with them.  The leader then gives you a short time to explain your choice to the person facing you.

Once you have finished explaining, the people in the outside of the circle move 2 or 3 places clockwise. Now everyone is facing a new person and the leader calls out a new pair of choices.

This game is played in pairs. People in pairs, stand facing each other. They count to three by taking it in turns to say the numbers.

Person 1: One

Person 2: Two

Person 1: Three

Then Person 2 starts on 'One' again.

Each pair must count ask quickly as they can, for as long as they can. If someone makes a mistake they must start again. 

Next Level.  Instead of saying 'Two', clap your hands once.  One - clap - Two.

Next Level.  Say 'one, clap instead of two, stamp one foot instead of saying 'Three'. One - clap -stamp!

This game is played in a circle. It involves passing two objects around the circle in opposite directions, remembering a sequence of words to say. One object is called the SCHMICKER and the other is called the SCHMOO. The game finishes when both objects return to the person who began the game. 

Player 1: This is a schmicker [Shows the schmicker to Player 2]

Player 2: A what?

Player 1: A schmicker!

Player 2: Aaah...a schmicker! [Takes the schmicker from Player 1 and turns to Player 3 and says, This is a schmicker

Player 3: A What? 

Player 2 cannot say yet, they must ask Player 1 again and repeat 'A what?'.

Player 1: A schmicker! [Player 2 turns back to Player 3 and repeats 'A schmicker!'

Player 3: Aaah...a schmicker! [Takes schmicker from Player 2 and turns to Player 4 and says, 'This is a schmicker!'...and the game continues.

Remember: You cannot pass the schmicker onto the next person until the 'A What?' has gone back to Player 1. Player 1 then says 'A schmicker' which must be repeated by each person in turn until it reaches the next player.

The 'schmoo' travels it the opposite direction. 

1: This is a schmoo!

30: A what?

1: A schmoo!

30: Aaah... a schmoo!

The fun begins when the schmicker and schmoo cross over somewhere in the circle. The game requires a lot of concentration and focus from all players.

Standing in a circle behind the spot, you listen to statements beginning with 'I am...' or 'I have...'.

• I am wearing a red top.

• I am good at baking cakes.

• I am good at working with others.

• I have a talent for engineering.

• I have strength at listening to others.

• I am going to be an author.

• I am interested in football.

• I am interested in finding out about others.

• I am able to speak more than one language.

• I know about the Global Goals.

If it is true about you, you step over the spot and swap places with someone else who has also said that it is true about them.

You can find out lots about each other and celebrate each other's unique differences. You may also find out that you have something in common with others in your class.