Five Finger reflexion

Personal development, Energizer, Teambuilding
Body, movement and senses, Teambuilding and empowerment
15 min.
Large group, Small group
Upto 15 min
Materials needed
Advanced, Beginner, Moderate
Speaking, Listening
Cultural awareness, Creativity
Communication
Learning to learn
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Objectives

The learner can give information about him/herself.

Material

  • Black board or something alike.

Preparation

  • Draw a hand on the board and name every finger.
  • Label every finger
    • Thumb                   I’m good at …
    • Index finger          I want to learn how to …
    • Middle finger       I don’t care about …
    • Ring finger            I love …
    • Little finger           I don’t know a lot about …

Instructions

  • Start by completing the sentences yourself.
  • Give the learners some time to think about their five fingers.
  • Let every learner introduce his/her hand.

Variant

  • You can also label the whole hand: What do you want to give?
    And the other hand: What do you want to receive?
  • You can change the labels, e.g. to practice the simple past, e.g.
    When you were a child, what were you good at? What didn’t you like?…