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:

  1. Form a circle.
  2. Each person writes down something unique or unusual about himself (e.g. hobby, character trait) on a piece of paper, which is placed into the helmet.
  3. The facilitator draws out each piece of paper and reads out what is written. The team tries to guess who the individual 

Debrief Questions:

No debrief necessary, although it might be useful for the commander to take note of pairs or groups who seem to know each other quite well.