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Tented city

Featured in the Best of Energisers and Pacechangers training manual

By Sarah Cook

Category: Energisers and Training Games

Credit price: 2 download credits (Single user)

The team elects one of its members to be blindfolded. The blindfolded team member then erects a tent in response to verbal instructions given by other team members.

A fun activity to develop participants’ verbal communication skills. One team member is blindfolded and asked to construct a paper tent, guided by instructions from the rest of the team

Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to revitalise jaded and weary participants, allowing them to use their minds and bodies in a different way, and thence return to any learning programme refreshed and more receptive to learning.

Resource Type:Activity
Min Group Size:3
Max Group Size:24
Typical Duration:00:20:00
No of Pages:6

Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: Handout, blindfold,flipchart paper, marker pens, scissors, two chairs; or: blindfold, free-standing tent

Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to show participants the importance of giving clear verbal instructions and to demonstrate the value of questioning to clarify information.

Download the training activity, Tented city as featured in the Fenman training manual; Best of Energisers and Pacechangers