Princess from Ireland

                        

Project number : 2015-1-ESO1-KA219-016273

GROUP COHESION DYNAMIC
NAME:	Princess UUUUUUUUwagawaggggaaaaa
TIME:	25 mins
LEVEL:	ALL
MAIN AIM:	Getting to know each other...cooperating
DESCRIPTION:	Divide children into two groups.....A’s and B’s.... The children line up across from each other .....A’s on one side and B’s on the other. .....Simultaneously two long ropes are made into circle shapes behind each group........Choose one child from A and one child from B to face off against each other.......One child must say „Princess UUUUUwaggggawaggga is dead“ and the other child must ask them lots of random questions regarding the Princess’s death....e.g. „“she fell off the bed and bumped her head“.... The more humourous the  answers for how she died, the better......The moment one of the children laughs they must all run and jump insde the cirlce of the rope....each time this happens the teacher makes the rope circle smaller.....each time this happens children must come up with ideas on how they can all fit inside.....Then they pop out of the circle and start again with Princess UUUUUwagggawagggaaaaa and as soon as someone laughs they pop back into the smaller circle....game continues until they can no longer all get inside the rope..................then you can start a new game.
MATERIAL:	Two ropes. Some cones for setting up two lines of children
OBSERVATIONS:	Clear instruction must be given to children. Teachers can record how well the children cooperate to overcome difficuties. Teachers can observe how well childreninteract with each other.
GROUP:	Piloted with 6th Class (12 year olds)
DATE:	01/05/2016
GOOD POINTS:	The children really enjoyed it they laughed and cooperated throughout the activity.
WEAK POINTS:	Some children can hold back because they might feel that the game is silly.
OTHER COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS	A great game for a group to warm up to and builds a great sense of fun amongst the children.