The Big Swap

Topic
- Citizenship & human rights
- Identity & emotions
Learning skills
- Empathy & social awareness
- Creative thinking
- Visual & auditory perception
- Communication & expression
Activity type
- Role play
Materials
- Basic
Age
- 6 - 11 years
5 - 15 minutes
+5 players
Easy
Medium
Medium (classroom, square)

Contributors

Uit De Marge

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Everything you need to play this game

Pens
Cards/paper
Music

A step-by-step guide to play the game

Assemble the players in a circular formation and explain the process of the exercise.

Have each player write a trait or attribute about themselves on a card, with assistance from the facilitator if needed.

Once everyone has completed writing, the facilitator turns on music and all participants begin walking around the room.

When the music stops, each person will exchange their card with the individual closest to them.

The group will then come back together and select a volunteer to act out or describe the characteristic on the card.

The other players will then guess which person the trait belongs to.

Extra game information

This activity is linked to for example article 8 (identity) in the UNCRC.

This game is part of the 'All Children, All Right(s)!' toolkit, which focuses on promoting the right to development.

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