FINGERTIPS

(TOPIC: TRUST)

Instructions

PLAYED IN PAIRS, FACING EACH OTHER.
STUDENTS TOUCH ALL TEN FINGERS, AND ONE STUDENT CLOSES HER EYES.
WITHOUT TALKING, THE OTHER STUDENT LEADS THE BLIND STUDENT BY HIS FINGERTIPS, AROUND THE ROOM, WITHOUT BUMPING INTO OTHER STUDENTS OR OBSTACLES.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME OBSTACLES IN THE ROOM TO NAVIGATE AROUND/OVER/UNDER.

DEBRIEF: DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A LEADER SOMETIMES, AND BEING A SUPPORTIVE FOLLOWER AT OTHER TIMES. DISCUSS THE NEED FOR TRUST IN RELATIONSHIPS, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS.

ACTIVITIES FOR PASTORAL CARE & WELLBEING CLASSES

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FINGERTIPS

(TOPIC: TRUST)

Instructions

PLAYED IN PAIRS, FACING EACH OTHER.

STUDENTS TOUCH ALL TEN FINGERS, AND ONE STUDENT CLOSES HER EYES.

WITHOUT TALKING, THE OTHER STUDENT LEADS THE BLIND STUDENT BY HIS FINGERTIPS, AROUND THE ROOM, WITHOUT BUMPING INTO OTHER STUDENTS OR OBSTACLES.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME OBSTACLES IN THE ROOM TO NAVIGATE AROUND/OVER/UNDER.

DEBRIEF: DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A LEADER SOMETIMES, AND BEING A SUPPORTIVE FOLLOWER AT OTHER TIMES. DISCUSS THE NEED FOR TRUST IN RELATIONSHIPS, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS.