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[gee_ess]

I did this in a classroom as a review activity before a test but it can be adapted to any situation and works well with what you are trying to do...

It's called Find Someone Who Knows. Each person is given a sheet of paper with a list of questions (or in my classroom, questions from the unit). Example: What is McDreamy's real name on Grey's Anatomy? or What is the name of our college mascot? or " Who won American Idot?" There are blanks next to each question.
Then, the idea is to find someone who knows the answer. Girls roam around the room asking each other at random if they know the answers. Eventually you will hear things like, " Mary knows the answer to number three, she can help you."
When a person answers the question, fill in the name of the person who answered (along with the answer) in the blank. The rule - only one person can answer each question. This way, the girls will move around the room, help each other, etc. The questions help foster conversation and build relationships, etc.

This is a really fun way to get people to talk. Give out a prize, work in pairs (one pnm with an active) or vary it however you want. But it does work in the setting you are describing.

PS - Be sure someone makes an answer key!

[MamaNole]

Originally Posted by gee_ess

I did this in a classroom as a review activity before a test but it can be adapted to any situation and works well with what you are trying to do...

It's called Find Someone Who Knows. Each person is given a sheet of paper with a list of questions (or in my classroom, questions from the unit). Example: What is McDreamy's real name on Grey's Anatomy? or What is the name of our college mascot? or " Who won American Idot?" There are blanks next to each question.
Then, the idea is to find someone who knows the answer. Girls roam around the room asking each other at random if they know the answers. Eventually you will hear things like, " Mary knows the answer to number three, she can help you."
When a person answers the question, fill in the name of the person who answered (along with the answer) in the blank. The rule - only one person can answer each question. This way, the girls will move around the room, help each other, etc. The questions help foster conversation and build relationships, etc.

This is a really fun way to get people to talk. Give out a prize, work in pairs (one pnm with an active) or vary it however you want. But it does work in the setting you are describing.

PS - Be sure someone makes an answer key!

Another version of this is to have a list of 'interesting facts' about your actives (e.g., "I was born on a sailboat in the South Pacific", or "I have been to 47 of the lower 48 states" or "I once spilled a diet coke all over Tim McGraw" - you get the idea, just random facts). Then the PNMs must try to figure out which Active goes with which fact. However, a few rules apply. The PNM cannot merely ask "What's your fact?" Oh no! Poor form! However they may ask "Have you ever been on a sailboat?" or "Have you travelled extensively?" or "Have you ever interacted with anyone famous?" Typically they have 3 questions per Active before having to move on. They may come back and ask the Active other questions later. The Actives may respond with 'hints' (e.g., "No, but I believe Sheryl or Lyla may have sailed). Anyway, this ends up being fun for PNMs and Actives - because everyone learns a bit about each other.