NAME
Backward Name
WHO
Participants who don’t know each other's names yet. In-person, online, and concurrent participants.
DURATION
10 - 15 minutes.
DIRECTIONS
- Participants arrange in a circle (in-person) or ask for volunteers (online).
- Let students know they can write down when they hear. This may help them figure out the name.
- One at a time, participants say their name backward. Give a model example of a participant saying, “Hi, my name is Samoth!”, which is Thomas.
- Note if your name is the same, then say you’ll be doing your middle or last name. E.g. Bob or Anna.
- Peers’ guess the name before moving onto the next participant.
ADAPTATIONS/TIPS
- Change the word to something else, such as your favorite food or pet name.
- Note this might be useful for groups that already know each other.