Unusually Me

Duration:          20 – 30 minutes Group Size:       Section or Platoon Level Resources:       Writing paper, pen & a helmet/cap Purpose:      To get the team to know each other better. Overview:    To share with everyone in the team something unique or unusual about themselves. Conduct: Form a circle. Each person writes down something unique or unusual about himself (e.g. hobby, character trait)… Continue reading Unusually Me

2 Truths, 1 Lie

Duration:           20 – 30 minutes Group Size:         Section Level Resources:         Writing paper & pen Purpose:          To get the team to touch base with each other at the start of the ICT. Overview:        To share new information about each member of the team since the previous ICT, by sharing 2 true items & 1 untrue item, without making the lie too… Continue reading 2 Truths, 1 Lie

Pushing the Limit

Duration: 20 minutes Group Size: Platoon Level Resources: Area with soft ground (for sit-ups) Purpose: To get each Section to accomplish a tiring task together, to highlight the importance of using individuals’ strengths at different points. Overview:    To be the first Section to complete x push-ups and y sit-ups.       x           =          40 X no. of people in each Section       y          =          40 X no. of people in… Continue reading Pushing the Limit

All Aboard!

Duration:          20 minutes Group Size:       Section or Platoon Level Resources:  Mahjong paper/newspaper or toggle ropes Purpose:      To strengthen teamwork, with emphasis on coordination & communication. Overview:    To fit the whole team into an ever-diminishing space by supporting each other. Conduct: Create a square on the ground using mahjong paper or groundsheets (laid out in a large square) or toggle-ropes (laid… Continue reading All Aboard!

Titanic

Duration: 30 minutes Group Size: Platoon Level Resources: Newspaper, toggle rope & masking tape, in an open area Purpose: To strengthen teamwork, with emphasis on coordination & cooperation. Overview: To get all members of each team ashore before their ship sinks. Conduct: Set–up. Mark out an area that can accommodate the whole group. Use masking tape to demarcate… Continue reading Titanic

Ball Juggle

Duration: 20 – 30 minutes Group Size: Section Level Resources: Tennis-sized balls (or crushed paper), equal to the number of participants Purpose: To strengthen teamwork, with emphasis on coordination & communication. Overview: To successfully complete various juggling challenges as a team. Conduct: Have the team stand in a circle facing each other. Each member in the team to… Continue reading Ball Juggle

Picture This

Duration: 45 – 60 minutes Group Size: Platoon Level Resources: NIL Purpose: To learn the Battalion’s values in a fun and active way. Overview: To create 3-person tableaus illustrating the Battalion’s values, and learn them by playing a pointing game. Conduct: Form groups – one for each Battalion value. Assign one value to each group and instruct them to… Continue reading Picture This

Singapore Map

Duration:          30 minutes Group Size:       2 or more Sections or Platoon Level Resources:       Chalk, masking tape or rope Purpose:      To get team members to know each other better by sharing details about their lives. Overview:    To get the team to share personal details by moving around to different locations within a ‘map’ of Singapore. Conduct: Using a rough ‘map’ of Singapore… Continue reading Singapore Map

Trust Falls

Duration:          20 – 30 minutes Group Size:       Section Level Resources:       NIL Purpose:      To learn how important trust is within a team situation. Overview:    To take turns experiencing a situation in which one is required to have complete trust in fellow team-members. Conduct: Facilitator divides the participants into pairs or threes, and instructs each group to assign 1 Faller and 1… Continue reading Trust Falls

Under the Rope

Duration:          20 – 30 minutes Group Size:       Section or Platoon Level Resources:       2 toggle ropes per section Overview:    To successfully cross under the rope from one side to another under varying conditions, without touching the rope. Conduct: The rope-handlers join 2 toggle-ropes to make a skipping rope. Team members gather on one side of the rope.  Rope handlers swing… Continue reading Under the Rope