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Birthday Lineup

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===Objectives===
[[Category:Icebreakers/Warmups]] [[:Category:Icebreakers/Warmups| Icebreakers/Warmups]] |[[Category:Communication]] [[:Category:Communication| Communication]]
===Group Size===
[[Category:Medium]][[:Category:Medium| Medium]] | [[Category:Large]] [[:Category:Large| Large]]
===Materials===
===Set Up===
===Directions===
Instruct Group members to line up in order of their birthdays (by , without talking.* Note: Use birthday month and day) without talking, but not year, if the participants may feel sensitive about age.===Debrief===What was the experience like? How did you try to communicate? What made it work/not work? What could have been done differently? What did you learn about different people's styles?
===Variations===
* Blindfold some or all participants
* Use alternative criteria like such as middle name(line up alphabetically), age, etc. . . Or have them each person choose and an animal and all line up by sizethe animals' sizes, smallest to largest.
* Line up in order of length of time with the company.
* Note[[Category: in a many group settings you would want to use monthIcebreakers/day but not year for the line up if people feel sensitive about age.Warmups]][[Category:Communication]][[Category:Medium]][[Category:Large]][[Category:Problem Solving]][[Category:Collaboration]][[Category:No Setup Necessary]][[Category:No Materials Necessary]]