Playworks Playbook

Ice Breaker
Ro Sham Bo Rock Star
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Group Size: 10-50
Age Group: 3 rd -5 th grades
Length of Activity: 5-10 minutes
Developmental Goal: To increase social comfort, learn everyone’s name, improve verbal and nonverbal
communication
Skills Practiced: Ro Sham Bo and following directions
Equipment Needed: None
Before You Start:
Review the rules of Ro Sham Bo.
Make sure everyone understands the rules and how they support the person who won Ro Sham
Bo.
How to Play:
Group student into pairs.
Have each partner group introduce themselves and play a round of Ro Sham Bo (or enough
rounds to break a tie).
The student who does not win becomes the winner’s cheerleader, following them and shouting
‘Go _____!’
The winner moves on to play another winning student.
Each round, the winner advances to play again and the non-winners and any previous
cheerleaders are now all cheering for that winner.
The game continues this way until it is down to two players and the whole group is cheering for
one or the other.
Alternate Names:
Ro Sham Bo Champion
Ro Sham Bo Cheerleader
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