Shuffle Power
Posted on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Sexual harassment has touched many women and men; I have dealt with it personally only a year ago. We can only hope that instances of such insensitive, bullying behavior will decrease as our society evolves [...]
continue readingBreak the Ice
Posted on Monday, August 31st, 2009
Eric Martin and Beth Mensing are masters at this icebreaker. At Chrysalis After-School Facilitator Training, Beth pulled HANDSHAKES (download it here) out of her fertile mind at a moment’s notice and taught it to the [...]
continue readingPlay Elbow Tag
Posted on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
This is another great game for mixing up your group and busting cliques. The action gets so frantic that people don’t pay attention to who they’re grabbing onto. You do have to lay some ground [...]
continue readingPlay People to People
Posted on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
This is a great game for any group of more than about a dozen people. I’ve played it outdoors, in classrooms and auditoriums. If you have an even number of people, just add yourself into [...]
continue readingLearn about Relationships
Posted on Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Several years ago we were brainstorming about different approaches to adolescent pregnancy prevention, and came up with the idea of an adventure education program framed around healthy relationships. Part of the rationale is that it [...]
continue readingUpset the Stagecoach
Posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
This is a great game I learned when I first started working in Urban 4-H with Rick Hofmaster. It is hilarious and has a sneaky way of helping people become comfortable speaking in front of [...]
continue readingTeach an Easy Card Game
Posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
I’ve taught and played Speed for about a million years now, with literally generations of kids. I still love it but unfortunately my daughter can almost always beat me. I usually have to play until [...]
continue readingBuild a Team with Keys
Posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
I had the neighbors talking the day I cleaned and took apart 12 old computer keyboards for the Chrysalis After-School Kits out on my front deck last fall. Each CAS kit has a set of [...]
continue readingBust the Cliques
Posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Cliques, gossip, put downs and relational aggression continue as difficulties for the girls’ groups. On the spring survey, about half the girls said gossip and put downs happen at least sometimes in their groups, and only about [...]
continue readingTouch Someone Who…
Posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Yesterday at CAS training we worked on compliments, one aspect of giving and receiving honest feedback. Compliments are difficult to receive, especially for women it seems to me.The Chrysalis After-School mentors and facilitators discussed the [...]
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