Personal development, Energizer, Teambuilding
Body, movement and senses, Teambuilding and empowerment
30 min.
Large group, Small group
Upto 1 hour
Materials needed
Advanced, Moderate
Speaking, Writing, Listening, Reading
Cultural awareness
Empathy, Communication
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Objectives

The learner can give and receive compliments.

Material

  • Paper and pens
  • Cardboard plates
  • Glue and strong tape

Preparation

  • Glue a sheet of paper on every cardboard plate.

Instructions

  • Sit in a circle.
  • Start giving compliments to each learner.
  • Explain and discuss what a compliment is.
    How does it make you feel?
    Do you like receiving a compliment?
    Do you compliment easily?
    On what do you compliment?
  • Ask for, and teach words and ways to formulate a compliment.
  • Ask the learners to tape the plates to each other’s back.
  • Let them walk around in the classroom.
  • On a sign of you, the learners form pairs and write a compliment on each other’s plate.
  • Each learner should receive a compliment from all the others.
  • Let each learner read out load the compliments they have received.
  • Write well written compliments on the board.

Variant

You can have a group discussion about compliments after the exercise.