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Mind Meld<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Description<\/h2>\n

The goal is for two people to say things together until they reach the same word. It begins by one person saying \u201cone,\u201d the second person saying \u201ctwo,\u201d and then both people counting to three together. They then say anything at all \u2013 a person, place, idea, concept, phrase: anything.<\/p>\n

Then we think what the common thing between those two things or associated with those two things would be.<\/p>\n

We repeat the one, two, three and try to use the two previously stated things to arrive at a third, common one. We keep trying each time until we say the same word.<\/p>\n

When we finally arrive at the same word we sing and dance to “It was a mind meld, it was a mind meld, it happens all the time, it was a mind meld.”<\/p>\n

Sometimes it is played with the same pair of people all the way through until they connect on a word. Sometimes the group can opt in and out and it is played between the team.<\/p>\n

Example<\/h2>\n

Player 1: 1<\/p>\n

Player 2: 2<\/p>\n

Both players: 1, 2, 3…<\/p>\n

Player 1 (same time as other player): Abacus!<\/p>\n

Player 2 (same time as other player): Cat!<\/p>\n

Teacher: Abacus and cat, you are now trying to find the word between abacus and cat.<\/p>\n

Player 1: 1<\/p>\n

Player 2: 2<\/p>\n

Both players: 1, 2, 3…<\/p>\n

Player 1 (same time as other player): Aztecs!<\/p>\n

Player 2 (same time as other player): 4!<\/p>\n

Teacher: Abacus and cat, you are now trying to find the word between aztecs and 4.<\/p>\n

Player 1: 1<\/p>\n

Player 2: 2<\/p>\n

Both players: 1, 2, 3…<\/p>\n

Player 1 (same time as other player): Calendar!<\/p>\n

Player 2 (same time as other player): Calendar!<\/p>\n

Everyone in room while dancing: It was a mind meld! It was a mind meld! It happens all the time it was a mind meld!<\/p>\n

Teaching Purpose<\/h2>\n
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Good for forming a group mind and to help people focus on what their scene partner wants and how they think.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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