Compliment Game
SKILL FOCUS
Socialization, running
GROUP SIZE
No limit
EQUIPMENT
Paper, Pencil
LOCATION
Inside or outside
SAFETY
Children should be aware of each other so they do not bump into one another
PURPOSE
A socialization activity where children learn positive behavior by complimenting a classmate.
SETUP
Give each student a pencil and piece of paper. Spread your students around the room without a partner. Have music ready to play that they would enjoy listening to.
INSTRUCTIONS
Play music lightly in the backgorund.
Tell the children they have 15 minutes to walk around the room and make contact with each classmate.
When they get their alssmastes paper, they have to write down one compliment about their classmate. Once comleted, they give the paper back.
Steudents must try to get every student in the class in that 15 minute period.
MODIFICATIONS
For older children, you can have them write down two compliments.