Photos of Family, Friends, Pets


Objectives

Get to know each other, appreciate diversity, communicate

Group Size


Materials

Bulletin boards, tables, or other surfaces on which to display photos.

Set Up

Ask each person to bring a few photos of their family, friends, and/or pets (recent or past pets). Schedule a gathering time. Post each person's name with their photos.

Directions

At a gathering, have people circulate around looking each other's photos. Give time for both viewing and discussing.

Debrief

Discussions may be about similarities, diversity, how people's outside lives influence their interactions and work with the team . . .

Alternatives

Display photos for a period of time without a gathering. Have people guess whose photos are whose. {see also Photos as Children Photos can be of only one of the categories (e.g., pets only), or of other aspects of people's lives, e.g., homes, kitchens, vehicles . . .




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