Draw Your Name Add/remove

Purpose:

The purpose of this exercise is for you and your participants to get to know each other and prepare them for a creative process while doing so.  It is often used as a warm up when doing sketching exercises afterwards.

Step by step Facilitating tips Materials needed Goes well with Download template (pdf)

Tips to include participants who are not able to:

See

If participants are unable to see, instead of drawing, a presentation of names and x. can be done.
Facilitator can then write down the names.

Move

If participants are unable to move, instead of drawing, a presentation of names and x. can be done. Facilitator can then write down the names.

Hold

If participants are unable to hold, instead of drawing, a verbal presentation of names and x. can be done.
Facilitator can then write down the names.

Hear

If participants are unable to hear, the presentation is done in sign language if a translator is present. Otherwise as a written presentation, and if other participants are able to hear, the facilitator should read the description out loud.

Speak

If participants are unable to hear, the presentation is done in sign language if a translator is present. Otherwise as a written presentation, which the facilitator should read the description out loud.

Touch

If participants are unable to touch, instead of drawing, a verbal presentation of names and x. can be done.
Facilitator can then write down the names.

Overview

Input

N/A

Output

Comfort and nametags

Complexity

Simple

Time

5-10

Participants

2-10

Activity

  • Writing
  • Communicating

Step by step:

  1. Hand out paper or blank stickers plus pens to the participants – keep one for yourself.
    Ask the participants to perform either 2a, 2b or 2c.

    1. Write your name and draw an x which starts with the same letter as your name.
    2. Write your name and draw your favorite x.
    3. Write your name and draw the x that best represents you.
      x can be themes such as animals, flowers, food, skillset etc.

  3. Present your name and drawing and put on your nametag.

When doing this method you should consider:

  • Make sure that the nametags are large enough to easily read
  • Use thick pens in a color that provides a good contrast to the paper.
  • If the group is shy then start out presententing your own name tag.

Materials needed:

  • Paper, blank stickers or the template
  • If paper is used safetypins or tape for attaching nametag
  • Pens