Build Connection8 min Medium None
Name and Gesture
Everyone learns each other's names through movement and repetition.
Makes name-learning active and memorable — the gesture creates a physical anchor for each person.
Instructions
Stand in a circle. One person says their name and makes a gesture. The whole group repeats both together. Go around until everyone has gone. Then do a second round where the group must remember each person's name and gesture without prompting.
Classroom timer
8:00
Best used when
Day one with a completely new group.
Variation
The gesture must represent something about who you are.
Time
8 min
Noise
Medium
Prep
None
How did it go?
Quick evaluation — helps you find what works again.