Creative Learning
Activities and Games That REALLY Engage People
Chapter One
SECTION 1
Getting Started
"We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing."
-Anonymous
Overview
The activities and games that you will find in this section are designed to help you start your learning
events on a high note, get things moving related to your program or class content, or have people intro-
duce themselves in fun and interesting ways.
Before you can share information or teach anything to your learners, you must first capture
their attention. In the implementation phase of the traditional instructional design model
known as ADDIE (assessment, design, development, implementation, and evaluation), this
element is often referred to as the "gain attention" portion of the program under the "introduction"
section of a training program, class, or presentation. Typically, you will want to do
something during this phase that grabs a ... read full excerpt from Creative Learning: Activities and Games That REALLY Engage People ebook