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CoatofArms

IceBreakers/ActivitiesIndex

GettingtoKnowYou

CoatofArmsThreeAnimals

CompletedThoughtsToiletPaperTellAll

GuessWho!

（SECRETS）TwoTruthsandaLie

M&MShareWhoDoYouThinkIAm?

PersontoPersonScavengerHunt

Jump-Starts

BallToss/GroupJuggleNewMillionaires

DesertIslandOne-MinuteBragging

The4CsPantomime

TheGuantletPairIntroductions

GettingtoKnowYouSixthVegetable

HumanKnotSnatchTheSausage

MakeADecisionWhat’sInThere?

Energizers

BackStabbersIfYouLoveMe,Baby…Smile

BalloonPopHA

BalloonGameHotAirSpecialist

BlobTagTheLapGame

BarnyardTheMachine

BodyExpressionMoreMotionsPeopletoPeople

Bumpity-BumpPeopletoPeople

DoYouLoveYourNeighbor?

SolemnandSilent

FrisbeeAnyone?

WindsareBlowing

Brainteasers

IQTestsScrambledCities

NumbersinSoup

FeedbackandDiscussion

AdjectivesStartingaConversationAbout…

GettingtoKnowYou-andMeStranded

ImpressionsWebGame

TheLemonExchangeThinkingBack

RelationshipQuickiesUnderstandingYourself

BattleoftheSexesWhatIBelieve

Continuetoaddtoyourcollection!

CoatofArms

MaterialsNeeded:

CoatofArmsphotocopyandcrayons

Procedures:

1.Askgroupmemberstodrawsomethingthatcharacterizesaproudaccomplishmentinspace1.

2.Inspace2,sketchoutsomethingthatyouenjoythatothersmaynotknowaboutyou.Inspace3draworwriteyourfavoriteemotionandinspace4sketchonofyoursilliestpossessions.Finallyinspace5drawsomethingoutthatrepresentsyourownpersonalmotto.

3.Aftereveryonehasfinished,getbacktogetherinagroupandshareyourCoatofArms.

PersonalCrest

CompletedThought

ActivitySummary:

Thisexercisehelpstheparticipantsgetacquaintedwithothersbysharingtheirthoughtsaboutcertainissues.

TimeReference:

Approximately25-30.

MaterialsNeeded:

Pencilsandpaperforeachparticipant,aToBeCompletedList.

Procedures:

1.Thegroupleaderbeginsbystatingthatthislearningexperienceisdesignedtoexplorethethoughtprocessesofothers.

2.Askeachparticipanttofillintheblankfromeachofthestatementsonthesheet.

3.Oncethesheetsarecompleted,gooverthevariousanswers,discussingwhereapplicable.

GuessWho!

（a.k.a.SECRETS）

Everyonewritesdownoneinterestingfactabouthimselforherselfonanotecard.Thegroupleadermixesallthecardsupandthenproceedstoreadoneatatimeallowingthegrouptimetoguesswhomthecluebelongsto.Onepersonguessesthenameofsomeoneelse,iftheyarewrong,thepersonnamedgetstoguessanother（allowthistogoonforafewguesses,thenthepersonmustrevealthemselves!

）.ThisicebreakercanbeusedthroughoutOrientationandthesemester,basicallywheneverthereisalull!

M&MShare

Arrangetheroomsothateveryoneissittinginacircle.GivethefirstpersonabagofM&Msandinstructthemtotakeasmanyastheywant.DONOTeatanyyet!

Wheneveryonehastheircandy,haveeachpersonshareafactaboutthemselvesforeachpieceofcandythattheyhave.Anewtwist:

makeeachcolorstandforaseparatecategory:

Red:

Personalinformation（name,major,school,age,etc.）

Yellow:

Familyinformation（parents,brothers,sisters,pets,etc.）

Orange:

Freecategory-sayanythingaboutyourself

Green:

Datingexperience（favoritedate,worstdate,significantothers）

Brown:

Hobbies,otherinterests

Blue:

Freecategory-sayanythingaboutyourself

PersontoPersonScavengerHunt

ActivitySummary:

Helppeopletalktoeachotherandbecomebetteracquainted.

TimeReference:

10-15minutes

MaterialsNeeded:

pencils,Finder’sSheet

Procedures:

1.Tellthegrouptheywillbedoinganactivitytogetbetteracquaintedwitheachother.

2.GiveeveryoneapencilandFinder’sSheet.

3.Tellthegrouptofindpeopleintheroomthatmatchthedescriptionsontheirsheetsandhavethosepeoplesignthesheets.

4.Stopthemandhaveeveryoneintroducethemselvestothegroup.

ThreeAnimals

Tellyourgroupmemberstothinkofananimal.Thentellthemtothinkofanotheranimal.Finally,tellthemtothinkofathirdanimal.Tellthemthattheythreeanimalsrepresent,intheorderyouthoughtofthem:

1.Whatyouwouldliketobe.

2.Howyouareperceived.

3.Howyoureallyare.

ToiletPaperTellAll

Arrangetheroomsothateveryoneissittinginacircle.Fivethefirstpersonarolloftoiletpaperandinstructthemtotakeasmanysheetsastheywant.Tobecreative,telltheparticipantsthattheyaregoingonatripandthetoiletpaperneedstolastthemfortheentiretrip.Wheneveryonehashis/hertoiletpaper,haveeachpersonshareafactabouthim/herselfforeachpieceoftoiletpaperhe/shehas.

TwoTruthsandaLie

Ingroupsofthreetoeight（dependingonhowmuchtimeyouwanttodevotetothisexercise）haveindividualstaketurnsmakingthreestatementsaboutthemselves-twowhicharetrue,andonewhichisalie.

Afteranindividualmakeshis/herstatements,theotherpeopleinthegroupdiscussamongthemselveswhichseemmostplausibleandwhatismostlikelytobealie.

Oncethegroupcomestoaconsensus,theindividualwhomadethestatementsnotonlytellswhichisa“lie”butalsoprovidesabitmorebackgroundinformationaboutthe“truths”aswellaswhatmadethemthinkpeoplewouldhavethoughtthe“lie”wasa“truth.”

WhoDoYouThinkIAm?

MaterialsNeeded:

Indexcards,pencils

Havethegroupanswerthefollowingquestions,asyouaskthem,ontheirindexcards.Takeupthecardsandreadthemsomeoftheanswersthatarefunnyorclosetotrue.Thentellthemtherealanswerstothequestions.Usethetimeafterthequestionstotalkaboutperceptionsandstereotypes.

HowoldamI?

WhatismyclassificationatMercer?

WherewasIbornandwheredidIgrowup?

Whatismymajor?

DoIhaveaboyfriend/girlfriend?

WhatkindofcardoyouthinkIdrive?

WhodidIvoteforinthelastPresidentialElection?

Whatismyfavoritefood?

Whatismyfavoriterecreationalactivity?

Whatismyfavoritetypeofmusic?

WhatdoIconsidermygreatesttalent?

（Feelfreetomakeupyourown）

AboutMe…

1.TodayIwishIwere____________________________________________________

2.ThemainreasonIamhereis_____________________________________________

3.WhenIthinkofmywork,Ifeel___________________________________________

4.Ichosefriendswhoare__________________________________________________

5.IdecidedtocometoMercerbecause_______________________________________

6.Mybiggestfearaboutcollegeis___________________________________________

7.Ithinkmybestqualityismy______________________________________________

8.TodayIamplanningtolearn______________________________________________

9.Apetpeeveofmineis___________________________________________________

10.Thethingthatmakesmethemosthappyis__________________________________

11.Mygoalbytheendofcollegeistohave____________________________________

12.Myfavoritetypeofcandyis______________________________________________

13.Myfavoritemovieis____________________________________________________

14.Theanimalthatismostlikemeis_________________________________________

15.MyfavoritedepartmentatWal-Martis_____________________________________

Person-to-PersonScavengerHunt

Instructions:

Findsomeoneinthisgroupwhomatcheseachstatement.Haveeachpersonsignyourform.

1.Someonewiththesamecoloreyes__________________

2.Someoneborninthesamestate__________________

3.Someonewhohasthesameastrologicalsign__________________

4.Someonewholikesthesamesport__________________

5.Someonewhohasthesamefavoritedessert__________________

6.Somewhohasthesamenumberoflettersormoreletters

inhis/hername__________________

7.Someonewhofeelitisokaytocry__________________

8.Someonewhoistheyoungestinhis/herfamily__________________

9.Someonewhowouldliketowriteabook__________________

10.Someonehavehasseenthesamemovieatleast3times__________________

11.SomeonewhohastraveledoutsidetheUnitedStates__________________

12.Someonewholikestoski__________________

13.Someonewhoisanonlychild__________________

14.Someonewhocanspeak2languages__________________

15.Someonewholikestocook__________________

Attheconclusionofthehunt,bepreparedtodiscussthese“findings”withtheentiregroup.

BallToss/GroupJuggle

Have3tennisballshandy.Getthegroupinacircle.

Youshouldtossoneballtosomeoneinthegroupwhosenameyouknow,sayingyournameandthentheotherperson’sname（e.g.SandytoJohn）.Thepersonwhoreceivestheballthentossesittosomeoneelsewhonamehe/sheknows（e.g.JohntoPhil）.Philtossestosomeoneelsewhonameheknowsandsoon,sayingbothnamesallthewayaroundthegroup.Theballistossedtoeachpersononetimeonlyuntileveryoneinthecirclegetstheballandallthenamesaresaid.

THEN,youshouldstartagainandtosstheballtothepeopleinthegroupinthesameorder,onlythistimewith2ballsinsuccession,sayingbothnames,bothtimes.Ballsgettossedtothepeopletheywereoriginallytossedto;firstoneball,thenthenext,allthewayaroundthegroupuntiltheygetbacktothefacilitator.

DesertIsland

Havegroupmembersimaginethattheyarestrandedonadesertisland.Theymightbethereforalongtime.Askthemwhattwobooks,twopeople,andoneitemfromtheirhometheywouldliketotakewiththem.

The4Cs

Insightintovariouspersonalities-Nam