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Sample Circle Activities

These are simple and silly games that can be played in a circle. The
object is to build a sense of community by having fun together.

Toilet Paper Game
Pass a roll of toilet paper around the circle. Tell students that when
they are passed the roll, they can take as much as they think they’ll
need. Do not tell them anything else. Once all students have their
toilet paper, let them know they will have to provide as many facts
as pieces of toilet paper for a given topic. For example, if the topic
is “friends,” a student with three pieces of toilet paper must provide
three friend facts. Provide a topic and go in order around the circle;
if students are running out of facts, you may change the topic. Topic
suggestions: Favourite music, TV/online shows, sports, food; family,
school, hobbies, talents.

Heads or Tails
Ask students to stand up at their place in the circle and put their
hands on their head or their “tail.” Flip a coin. If it lands on heads, then
everyone who chose tails must sit down and vice versa. Repeat until
there is only one person remaining.

Copycat
Have students stand in a circle. Choose one person to leave the room.
While that person is away, choose another student to be the leader.
Have the absent student return. The leader then does different actions
(e.g., hopping, pointing, touching their head), one at a time. Everyone
else copies them, being careful not to stare at the leader. The person
who left the group has 3 chances to guess who the leader is. The
leader then becomes the guesser.

Knot Game
Everyone stands in a circle and reaches out to grab the hands of two
different people. The object of the game is to untangle without letting
go of hands.

Balloon Game
Toss a balloon into the centre of the circle of students. The object of
the game is to keep the balloon from hitting the floor. Participants
must shout out their name and then hit the balloon before it hits the
floor. The same person can’t hit the balloon twice.

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