What This Game Teaches This exercise builds active listening, emotional awareness, and the ability to identify and reflect meaningful moments in someone else’s story. Group Size Pairs Time 10–15 minutes Energy Level Low How to Play Partner A tells a true, personal, "happy" story for about one minute. Partner B listens closely without interrupting. After the story, Partner B retells the story back, using the same pronouns as the original tell (I, me, my, etc.) Switch roles. Va

What This Game Teaches Builds focus, presence, and quick pattern recognition while helping participants get out of their heads and into their bodies. Also used as an opportunity to teach the “Circus Bow” (accepting failure) Group Size Pairs Time 5–10 minutes Energy Level Medium → High How to Play Two players stand facing each other. Count to three together, alternating numbers: Player A: “1” Player B: “2” Player A: “3” Player B: “1” Player A: “2” Player B: “3” Repeat until be

What This Game Teaches The Story Spine teaches fundamental narrative structure—how to move from setup to escalation to resolution—while helping participants organize ideas into a clear, compelling story. Group Size Individuals, pairs, or small groups Time 10–20 minutes Energy Level Low to Medium How to Play Introduce the Story Spine prompts: Once upon a time…Every day…But one day…Because of that…Because of that…Because of that… Until finally…And ever since then… Partici