Action - syllables

Grade level: Elementary and Secondary
Players: Groups of 20 to 30
Duration: At least 30 minutes

This is a great warm-up that also helps a new group to learn each other's names.

Everyone stands in a circle. The first person says her name, making a gesture (an action) for every syllable. Mary has 2 syllables, so she does something like "Ma-" (wave right hand) "-ry" (claps in hands). Everyone repeats this. Then the second person calls his name, again with a gesture per syllable. Group repeats, and then repeats all previous names and syllables.