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January 2011, Name That Team
1/2/2011 4:51:25 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment

ice breaker

Happy New Year to you all.  I hope your recent Christmas and New Year celebrations were excellent.

I have not been repeating activities on this blog, but  there have been lots of requests and seaches for this ice breaker on naming football teams.  So, I will paste here for all of you that are planning your superbowl parties for next month.  Enjoy!

Ice Breakers are simple activities that can be used to kick off any number of events or meetings (even parties).  Here is one that is just-in-time for the upcoming Super Bowl.

Name That Team

You can have participants work at it individually, or in pairs or small groups to facilitate some teamwork. (Courtesy of Christopher Bissonnette in San Diego, CA. Thanks Christopher!)
 
Objective: Solve each phrase, determining the NFL team that it represents.
 
Pope’s men                         __________                 Range Riders              __________
 
Lilliput Adversaries                __________                Winged Patriots          __________
 
Rash Results                       __________                 Winter Sleepers          __________
 
King of Beasts                     __________                 The Moving Crew         __________
 
Six Rulers                           __________                  Mountain Dwellers      __________
 
One Dollar per Corn Cob       __________                  Royal Birds                __________
 
Heaven’s League                  __________                  Seven Squared           __________
 
Halloween Feline                  __________                  Debits                        __________
 
Derby Hopefuls                     __________                  Barbie’s Swimwear      __________
 
Minute Men                          __________                  Frequent Flyers           __________
 
Poe’s Bird                            __________                  Derrick Climbers          __________
 
Iron Workers                         __________                  Wild Steed                  __________
 
Tribe Elders                           __________                 Exterminators              __________
 
Visa Experts                          __________               
 
Third Letter Bird of Prey           __________
 
Her Royal Majesty’s Motor Car __________
 
Asian Mountain Predator          __________

 

 

 

Name That Team, (answers)
 
This activity can be a fun ice breaker for a variety of types of meetings and functions. You can have participants work at it individually, or in pairs or small groups to facilitate some teamwork. (Courtesy of Christopher Bissonnette in San Diego, CA. Thanks Christopher!)
 
Objective: Solve each phrase, determining the NFL team that it represents.
 
Pope’s men                            Cardinals                    Range Riders              Cowboys
 
Lilliput Adversaries                   Giants                        Winged Patriots          Eagles
 
Rash Results                           Redskins                   Winter Sleepers           Bears
 
King of Beasts                         Lions                          The Moving Crew         Packers
 
Six Rulers                               Vikings                        Mountain Dwellers       Rams
 
One Dollar per Corn Cob           Buccaneers                  Royal Birds                 Falcons
 
Heaven’s League                      Saints                          Seven Squared            49’ers
 
Halloween Feline                      Panthers                      Debits                         Bills
 
Derby Hopefuls                         Colts                           Barbie’s Swimwear      Dolphins
 
Minute Men                              Patriots                        Frequent Flyers           Jets
 
Poe’s Bird                                Ravens                         Derrick Climbers         Oilers
 
Iron Workers                            Steelers                        Wild Steed                  Broncos
 
Tribe Elders                             Chiefs                           Exterminators              Raiders
 
Visa Experts                            Chargers                    
 
Third Letter Bird of Prey             Seahawks
 
Her Royal Majesty’s Motor Car   Jaguars
 
Asian Mountain Predator            Bengals 
 

Enjoy!

 Larry

April 2010 - Birthday Lineup
3/31/2010 3:20:48 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment

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This is a simple exercise that reinforces important communication issues. It is a great ice breaker, too. 

Instruct the team members that they are to remain silent during the exercise; i.e., no talking.
 
Their task is to line up by birth date, month and day. (There will usually be some laughing about birth years, but this isn’t part of the challenge.)
 
The group members will then start trying to communicate with each other regarding their own birth date. They’ll use fingers for counting, and a wide variety of gestures. Usually those with birthdays in January and December will quickly form two ends of the line.  It may take a few minutes for them to work out the middle months and dates.
 
Allow the group several minutes to complete the task. When they have it, tell them you are going to do a little quality check.  Start from the January end of the line and have each person tell their month and day of birth. If there were any errors in their positions in the line, have them switch places.  Ask them how they might have better communicated the message across the team.
 
Processing:
 
As with most teambuilding exercises, effective processing begins with what happened in the exercise.
Ask the group to describe in general this communication challenge.
- How did they begin?
- How did they calibrate their communication techniques?
- Were their specific challenges, and how were they solved?
Check to see if any frustrations were encountered.
- What was working well?
- How did you handle any struggles or stress?
 
In facilitating the discussion, turn the attention to actual workplace challenges.
 
Ask the group about all of the forms of communication they are involved with at work.
- Where and how do you communicate when you are not face-to-face?  ( e.g. fax, email, v-mail, etc.)
- What challenges accompany your many forms of communication?
- How to you confirm that messages are received correctly at work?
 
Discuss the importance of being able to clearly send and receive information in a variety of ways.

Again, this is a very simple exercise.  It requires no props or equipment.  The activity can be completed in almost any setting.

It is surprising how much discovery about communication can occur within a group following such a simple exercise as Birthday Lineup.  If you are aware of specific challenges your particular group has with communication. weave those elements into your facilitation/processing of the activity.

Enjoy!

 Larry

 

February 2010 - Name That Team
2/1/2010 8:35:50 AM Link 0 comments | Add comment

ice breaker

Ice Breakers are simple activities that can be used to kick off any number of events or meetings (even parties).  Here is one that is just-in-time for the upcoming Super Bowl.

Name That Team

You can have participants work at it individually, or in pairs or small groups to facilitate some teamwork. (Courtesy of Christopher Bissonnette in San Diego, CA. Thanks Christopher!)
 
Objective: Solve each phrase, determining the NFL team that it represents.
 
Pope’s men                         __________                 Range Riders              __________
 
Lilliput Adversaries                __________                Winged Patriots          __________
 
Rash Results                       __________                 Winter Sleepers          __________
 
King of Beasts                     __________                 The Moving Crew         __________
 
Six Rulers                           __________                  Mountain Dwellers      __________
 
One Dollar per Corn Cob       __________                  Royal Birds                __________
 
Heaven’s League                  __________                  Seven Squared           __________
 
Halloween Feline                  __________                  Debits                        __________
 
Derby Hopefuls                     __________                  Barbie’s Swimwear      __________
 
Minute Men                          __________                  Frequent Flyers           __________
 
Poe’s Bird                            __________                  Derrick Climbers          __________
 
Iron Workers                         __________                  Wild Steed                  __________
 
Tribe Elders                           __________                 Exterminators              __________
 
Visa Experts                          __________               
 
Third Letter Bird of Prey           __________
 
Her Royal Majesty’s Motor Car __________
 
Asian Mountain Predator          __________

 

 

 

Name That Team, (answers)
 
This activity can be a fun ice breaker for a variety of types of meetings and functions. You can have participants work at it individually, or in pairs or small groups to facilitate some teamwork. (Courtesy of Christopher Bissonnette in San Diego, CA. Thanks Christopher!)
 
Objective: Solve each phrase, determining the NFL team that it represents.
 
Pope’s men                            Cardinals                    Range Riders              Cowboys
 
Lilliput Adversaries                   Giants                        Winged Patriots          Eagles
 
Rash Results                           Redskins                   Winter Sleepers           Bears
 
King of Beasts                         Lions                          The Moving Crew         Packers
 
Six Rulers                               Vikings                        Mountain Dwellers       Rams
 
One Dollar per Corn Cob           Buccaneers                  Royal Birds                 Falcons
 
Heaven’s League                      Saints                          Seven Squared            49’ers
 
Halloween Feline                      Panthers                      Debits                         Bills
 
Derby Hopefuls                         Colts                           Barbie’s Swimwear      Dolphins
 
Minute Men                              Patriots                        Frequent Flyers           Jets
 
Poe’s Bird                                Ravens                         Derrick Climbers         Oilers
 
Iron Workers                            Steelers                        Wild Steed                  Broncos
 
Tribe Elders                             Chiefs                           Exterminators              Raiders
 
Visa Experts                            Chargers                    
 
Third Letter Bird of Prey             Seahawks
 
Her Royal Majesty’s Motor Car   Jaguars
 
Asian Mountain Predator            Bengals 
 

Enjoy!

 Larry

 

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