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First activity
Tell the pupils:

“The aim of this activity is to help you get to know each other”

Ask mentees in pairs to speak to each other for two minutes, to discover:
· their partner’s full name
· where they were born
· what pets they have & the pets’ names
· where in the world they would like to go and why

After this time, invite them, one at a time, to introduce their partner to the group.
Then ask the group what they remember. You model this by saying, "Sarah has a dog called Jack" (i.e. something you remember from their introductions.)

Then you can quiz them: "What is Jack's middle name?"
"Who can remember Alice's dog's name?"

Or, ask them to pose the group questions about what they remember: "Where in the world do I want to go?"

THIS ACTIVITY WILL TAKE AROUND TWENTY MINUTES. DO NOT LET THE MENTEES RUSH YOU.

Second Activity

(Pens or pencils needed)

“The aim of this activity is to discover some of what we have in common”

All mentees are given a *“personal bingo” sheet. The numbers relate to any aspect of their lives –house number, number of brothers/sisters, number of pets, cousins…..
Mentees circulate, asking each other if any of their numbers relate to the person being questioned,
“Does the number 18 mean something to you?”
"Yes, my sister is eighteen."
If they get a yes, and a reason, they can cross off that number.
They must try to speak to all members of the group.
A mentee who completes their sheet shouts “BINGO” and the group can then reform to discuss what they discovered and tell the rest how they got their numbers crossed off.
You can ask questions like, "Who can remember who has the most brothers/pets?" or "How did you get your number 12?"

Be sure to thank them for taking part and playing the game so well.

(Teachers and mentors can take part in this activity)

*Mr Kirton will provide these but you need to cut them up

Third Activity

(Mr Kirton will provide the "postcards")

“THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY IS TO THINK ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER”

Warm up by checking that they all know each other’s names.
1. ASK MENTEES IF THEY HAVE SEEN POSTCARDS IN NEWSAGENTS WINDOWS OR IN SUPERMARKETS WHICH ADVERTISE THINGS FOR SALE: BIKES, CARS, PRAMS, ETC.
Remind them that the person selling the item will mention all the good points about the item. (if you can, show them an example which you have made)
Ask them to think about selling themselves as a friend, concentrating on their positive qualities.

2. Give them each a postcard sized piece of paper and get them to write an advert about themselves. (They must do it in secret and not mention their name) 5 minutes
When they have finished, collect in the ‘postcards’ and shuffle them.
3. You then read the adverts aloud and ask the others in the group to guess who the advert is about. The advertiser should not give themselves away. Wrong guesses are as useful as right ones.

When all cards have been read, go back over some of the information given. Ask:
“who remembers the one who’s got a pony?”
“tell me something you have learned about sally.”
“tell me about david’s good points”
“is it easy/hard to think about your good qualities?”


 

Fourth Activity

“The purpose of this activity is to find out more about what we have in common”

Start with a round of names. “I am Stuart and I love cake”

Then:

The group work together, or in threes. Give them these instructions:

By talking, you need to find out ten things you have in common (they must be unusual things, not just eyes and hair, so choose things like relatives living abroad, where you went for your holidays)
Every time you find something you have in common, you all shout “yes”
When you’ve got ten you shout “yes,yes,yes”

As usual, bring them back together and ask them to share what they have discovered. Instead of hands up, point to or, better still, name the one you want to speak.