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Energizer 6 | Invisible Clay
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MAIN TOPIC: Non-verbal communication, Inclusion

OBJECTIVES:

Foster group dynamic.
Develop communication skills through body language and gestures.

SUGGESTED GROUP SIZE: Up to the classroom size

RESOURCES / MATERIAL: Clay/modelling clay

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS OF THE ACTIVITY USING THIS TOOL:

General information:
Players ‘mould’ invisible clay and the other players guess what the object is.
This game introduces non-verbal communication such as gestures and facial expression for
people who are unable to communicate through spoken language.
Participants will understand that communication is about much more than words.

Implementation:
Sit your group in a circle and explain that you have an ‘invisible’ lump of clay.

Hand one player the invisible lump of clay and ask them to silently and quickly mould the
clay into an object.
Then, using facial expression, gestures, and body language only, silently act out how to use
the object. The rest of the group can put their hands up when they think they know what
the object is.

Once guessed, the person with the clay passes it to the next player in the circle.
The next player takes the invisible clay and sculpts a new object. The activity continues
around the circle.

Encourage players to make increasingly unusual objects after the obvious ideas have been
used up.
Let your players experiment with the game to see what they come up with.

Duration: 45 minutes

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