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We looked at Icebreakers– Elementary students, for example.
How about another easy to use, fun and quite quick/zero preparation to build a team? One that can be used with a wide range of ages from elementary to adults? If so, the “number to ten” can simply answer the account.
How to win at “number to ten”
In general, the last player to win.
How? The idea of students is to count strategically so that they do not say “ten”. The best part of this activity is that it can give some students who may not be the best in anything throughout the day, a chance to win. (If less than 90% of your students smile all the time, you do it wrong.)
See also 10 intelligent games to build a team and 10 games to build a team for a more friendly classroom
How to play the game “number to ten” teams to build teams
1. For counting up to ten, all students are in a circle.
2. The first student to start says “one” or “one, two.”
3. The next student raises numerically where this student has stopped and can say a maximum number of two numbers. For example, if the first student said “one,” the second student can say “two” or “two, three”.
4. The movement continues clockwise until the student is forced to say “ten” and should sit, and the game begins in the “one” for the next student.
A few notes
Spread students strategically, if necessary – if, as an example, a small group begins to invent the rules and become too “aggressive” with other students.
Note that there can be no pause or silent census – any pause or indications that the student counts/calculates forced to sit. Time is everything.
Also, “cracking” or talking during counting can be a problem for you, depending on age and context. If so, explain to students that cracking (or talking that breaks the game) while others play results to remove from future circles.
How to play the game “number to ten” teams to build teams
