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(5 minutes) prepare a set of pictures with different places on a table and tell all the

participants to have a look at the pictures and then everybody should take a
picture
(15 minutes) ask the participants to get together in a circle and show them the picture you
have chosen. Tell them in a short way what you like at this picture and why you
would like to be there right now. Then all participants can describe their best
place.
(5 minutes) ask the participants to give the pictures back to the table. Additionally, you can
offer the participants to keep the picture of their BEST PLACE as a motivation for
the course/training.

1.5 Variations (how to adapt the activities to specific target groups and possible risk-
factors during the implementation)
As already described in section 2 (resources needed), there are many variations possible to
implement. It makes sense to adapt the ice breakers regarding the personal training style, the
duration of the training as well as the target group. Every activity will now be reflected
concerning their flexible usability.

Activity no. 1 – Sociometric position
• If the first task (building a row concerning the first names) is far too easy to practise for
the participants, you can make it more difficult by forbidding the participants to speak
during the following exercise.
• There are far more ways to answer questions then building a row. You can fix two points
in the room which are related to “Yes” and “No” and let the participants answer
questions by walking to the points.
• Another option is to put an item (e.g. ball, book, hat, …) into the middle of the circle and
let the participants answer questions by standing near the item or far away (e.g. work
experience, today’s motivation, …).
• This exercise is meant to get people moving. Take care, if there are any participants
which have disabilities or health-problems and can’t move that easy.
• If there are participants who have troubles with the language, remember to use an easy-
to-understand-language or combine the tasks with pictures/pictograms (e.g. happy and
sad face).

Activity no. 2 – # Hashtag #
• You can use a ball of wool for the presentation part. Every participant who passed the
task takes the wool in his hand and throws the ball ahead. In this way you build a net
until the end of the exercise. Due to the fact that all participants must hold the piece of
wool, they remain concentrated.