Time
5 minutes
Description
This energizer is fast, easy and takes little preparation, and it’s ideal for right after lunch or when you can sense the energy is draining out of the room.
Materials
- Flipchart
- Marker
Preparation
· Write the words of the song on the flipchart. They are:
- “I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic!”
- “I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic!”
- “I’m alive, awake, alert…”
- “Alert, awake, alive…”
- “I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic!”
Procedure
Use the following script (or modify to suit your needs):
- “Time for an energizer!”
- “I’m going to sing through this song, and then I’m going to have you do it with me.” (Sing the song all the way through. It is sung to the tune of ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands!’)
- “Okay, everyone now!” (Sing it all the way through.)
- “Let’s do it again, but this time, I’m going to divide you into four groups.” (Divide participants into four groups of roughly similar size.)
- “This group is the ‘Alive’ group.” (Point out which group you mean.)
- “This group is the ‘Awake” group.” (Point out which group you mean.)
- “This group is the ‘Alert’ group.” (Point out which group you mean.)
- “This group is the ‘Enthusiastic’ group.” (Point out which group you mean.)
- “When we get to the part of the song with your word, you will say it as loud as you can, but the rest of the group will be silent.”
- “Any questions?” (Answer questions. Then, have them sing the song again. Point to the appropriate groups at the Alive, Awake, Alert and Enthusiastic words in the song.)
- “One more time, but this time, you have to stand and yell your word.” (Take them through it one more time and have them stand as they yell their word. Then they should sit again until their word comes back up in the song.)
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