Movement Name Game

  1. Icebreaker
  2. Indoor Game

  • Any Size

  • Grades 1-2

  • None

Development Goal

To learn everyone’s name.

Before You Start

Skills Practiced: Repetition and memorization

  • Have the whole group stand in a circle.
  • Demonstrate how to speak loudly while doing a large movement.
    • Have everyone repeat your name and movement.

How to Play

  • The first person begins the circle rotation by loudly saying his/her name while at the same time doing a movement.
  • The whole group repeats back the name and movement.
  • The next student says her/his name and does a movement of his/her own.
  • Again whole group repeats back her name and movement.
  • This call and response continues around the circle until everyone has gotten a turn.

Variations

  • For a second rotation specify the kind of movement the students are to make- must leave the ground, must land on one foot, must spin around, etc.
  • Pre-K: Send students into the middle of the circle to do their movement so everyone can see.