Energizer: Tall stories
Adolescents create a story together as a group with each person adding on their own sentence
Energy level: 2/5
Literacy level: 1/5
Time: 10 minutes
Environment
Indoor or outdoor space
Supplies
None needed
Energizer steps
Step 1
Warm up: Ask participants to stand in a circle.
Step 2
Facilitator says: “We are going to create a story, one sentence at a time. Each of us will add one sentence to the story.”
Step 3
Explain: At the end of one person’s sentence, he or she should say, “Suddenly….” Then the person next to them will continue with a new sentence, ending by saying “Suddenly…”
Step 4
Facilitator says: “Here’s an example: If I say, ”I was walking to get water when Suddenly.....’ then the person next to me finishes that sentence, for example, they might say ’… A large animal jumped out of the bushes and Suddenly....’
Step 5
Facilitator gives the first sentence of the story and turns to the adolescent on his/her right for the next sentence.
Step 6
Continue around the circle until everyone has added a sentence.
Step 7
When you finish the first story, play again if the adolescents want to create another story.
Highlights
Energy level: 2/5
Literacy level: 1/5
Time: 10 minutes
