Make a Trading Card

Purpose

• Get to know each other & our experience

Facilitation Instructions

• Facilitator begins with a description of the activity and an example. Throughout the instructions, be sure to break down how to use the tools. “Now we’re all going to introduce ourselves so we can start to get to know each other.”
• Take a few moments to make a trading card (think Pokemon, Magic the Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!) to represent yourself in box 1
• Add a photo or draw a symbol represents you in box 2.
• Include your pronouns, if you choose, and a short description (prompt) in box 3
• After, we will each take two-three minutes to describe our trading cards and answer questions the rest of us may have
• The goal is to move outward from the broad/general to specific, individual aspects of their experience.

Products Generated

• A trading card that can be used as facilitation for an intro activity: with a person’s name, pronouns, and some short information.

Reference

Created by Perry Ye

Additional Information

• This can be done asynchronously in advance
• Participants can choose to use a photo of themselves or use a symbol representing themselves. If no photos are being used, take 3-4 minutes when activity is completed to guess whose card whose (using comment feature). Then, take urns revealing whose card whose and giving a quick follow-up.
• Optional debrief prompts: What did you learn about yourself? What did you learn about each other?