Naming and moving
All the participants are standing in a circle
and the leader of the game is in the middle
of the circle. The leader start to say his/her
name and then one after another, without
any particular order, all participants say
their names. Everybody should try to
memorise them.
After all the participants said their names,
the leader says the name of somebody.
He/she takes the place of the leader and
says another name taking his/her place...
The rhythm should be quick. People have
to be attentive. The game continues until
the leader decides to stop.
Name circle
Everybody stays in circle.
The leader is inside the circle.
The circle is moving to the right.
The leader, inside the circle is asking
to turn to the left.
He / She is shouting: “I am ……….Nina/
Naim/...../”
The participants moving in circle answer
to the leader: “Naim is OK!”
The leader who is moving inside select
another person from the circle and invites
he/him inside the circle.
He or she is shouting: “I am………….”
The rest of the group answers: “..........is OK!”
The game stops when all the participants
have been in the middle of the circle or
when the leader decides to stop.
Materials needed: Enough space for
everybody in the room
Duration: 30 min
Source: online website, https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/toolbox/tool/name-exercises.1041/
(access: 17th of January)
These exercises were published to the Salto-Youth Toolbox by SALTO EUROMED
(on 11 June 2009) and last modified at 11 June 2009
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