Do you love your neighbor game

Icebreaker
Indoor Game

Any Size
Índice Show
Grades 1-2
None
Under 10 minutes

Development Goal

To have students recognize commonalties within the group and to identify personal characteristics.

Before You Start

Make sure everyone understands the rules.
Cue players to think about what they will say if they get to be in the middle.
Briefly discuss awareness and review how to play Rock-Paper-Scissors in case there is a tie.

Set Up

Position chairs/cones to form a circle. Make sure there is one less cone/chair than the number of players.

How to Play

The person standing in the center of the circle begins the game by saying “I love my neighbor especially my neighbor who…”
S/he completes the sentence with a piece of information that is true for him/her
- Example: “I love my neighbor, especially my neighbor who was born outside of state, loves to play basketball, has a pet, is an only child, etc.”).
As soon as s/he is finished with the statement, everyone (including the person in the center) who this applies to moves from their cone to an empty come that is not right next to them.
The person who remains in the middle begins a second round of the game.

Variations

This game can also be called Move Your Body. Players say move your body if…. Or Move If….
Instead of running, this can can be played in stadium seats with an audiences as Stand Up. The leader says stand up if….

Table of Contents

About Love Your Neighbor Game
How to Play
More Resources
- Printable Copy
- Party Circle Icebreaker
- Love of God, Love of Neighbor Are Tied Together

This icebreaker is a little like musical chairs or Duck Duck Goose. It involves getting up and moving to an empty seat. The question is, do you love your neighbor or not? 🙂

How to Play the Love Your Neighbor Game

Materials

chairs

Instructions

Designate a person to be It.
Have everyone else sit in chairs in a circle around It. There should not be any empty chairs.
It approaches someone sitting in a chair and asks “Do you love your neighbor?”
If the person answers “Yes I love my neighbor” then the people sitting to the left and right of that person must switch places. It may try to take one of their seats.
If the person answers “No” they must also add “but I love everyone who _________”. Everyone who meets that criteria must get up and find a new place to sit. It may try to steal of of their seats.
Whoever doesn’t have a seat is It and play continues.

Notes

It might be helpful to give some examples for answering “No”

No, but I love everyone who has a sister
No, but I love everyone who is wearing red
No, but I love everyone who got up before 7am this morning

More Resources

Printable Copy

Party Circle Icebreaker

This is another game which involves moving to somebody else’s place. In this one you have to remember names though.

Reader Interactions

What is the game all my neighbors?

Form a circle and stand 6 feet away from each other. The facilitator will place a cone in front of you. After set up is complete, the facilitator will stand in the middle of the circle and will be the first caller. The caller shouts a fact about himself or herself. Example: All my neighbors wearing black shoes.

How do you play help your neighbor?

The goal of the game is to turn all the cards face down. The first person to turn them all down is the winner. On your turn, you roll the dice. Whatever is the sum of the dice is the card that needs to get turned face down.