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what is different”. It can be followed by “Making your own coat of arms” which aims to raise
self-awareness, and the “Advertisement” when inner characteristics are unfolded and become
transparent. Our self-image is confronted with the others’ opinions and we can develop more
realistic self-knowledge. In some cases it can even be astounding when we utter, draw or act out
something about ourselves which we have never thought about before.
4. 2. Personality and ability development (self-development)
We use perception, memory, fantasy, motion and talking games for personality and ability
development. The players enjoy trying out exercises associated with touch, smell, taste,
sight, hearing and the sense of time and space, as they are to gain primary experience
about the physical world. For example, a kind of scent or taste can be interesting not
only because of the perception itself, but it may recall memories and experiences, which
also help to get to know yourself and the others. The players find the time and space
perceptive games interesting as our movements in time and space have an essential
importance in our everyday life. There are several games to improve memory. The games
“What has changed?” and “objects on the table” help to memorize objects; “unfolding a
story” for the sequence of time ; “Add a motion” and “Add a word” help players with their
effective movement and verbal memory. Writing and telling stories individually and in
teams improve fantasy and creativity. They can use their imagination in several games
in connection with their experiences and objects. Games like “Touch wood!” “Chairman,
secretary”, The secret conductor” and “How do you like your neighbour?” involve
significant aspects of the order of movements, direction, change, rhythm and attention
in motor-skills development. These games are very interesting and stirring. Being regular
games, they are also suitable for children to psych up to other activities as they end the
previous ones and establish a playful and pleasant atmosphere in the group. The “Hotel
doorman” and “The key of the situation” games prepare for drama activities.
For verbal development it is useful to apply games like “Black-white-yes-no”, “Swap!”,
“one minute is yours”, “Look around and talk about it” as teenagers and youths can improve
attention, ordering, persistence, their fluent verbal expression and transform their
experiences into words with them.
4. 3. Knowing of peers, relationship development
The life of a group- club, study circle, class or a group of friends- highly depends on
how the relationship works. When establishing and forming a new group, or the old
group takes up a new activity, the contact among peers is helped by an actuating, initiative
conversation. A successful first talk and games like “Learning names” and “Introduction
with the help of a peer” establish the further development of contacts. The pair
and group games support the understanding of others, considering the peers’ interest and
aspects, tuning up to one another and empathic actions. Competitiveness also appears in
the group, but members have to keep the rules to fight. The following games are suitable
to fulfil our goals: “What would I become if …”, “Imaginary gift”, “Boys are like this, girls
are like that”, “Mirror game”,”Drawing in pairs”, “Blindfold guide”, “The pirate’s treasure”.
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