Team Song
Teams write a song or chant about themselves using a simple four-line scaffold, then perform it to everyone.
- Players
- 12–60
- Ages
- 9+
- Time
- 20 min
- Prep
- None
- Equipment
- None
How to play
Ask each team to create a song, or a chant if they'd prefer, about their team. The scaffold is what makes this work, so give them four lines to fill: something about the team name, something about their attitude towards competition, a statement about their team colour, and a final line about their greatest strength. Teams don't have to stick to it, but younger groups will flounder without it. Give them time to practise, then have every team perform to the whole group. Encourage passion and enthusiasm, because the more committed the performance, the better it works.
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