The Badge Archive

Instructions

1. Assign each Scout to another Scout in the group.
2. Give them 2-3 minutes to learn as much as they can about their partner. Suggested topics include:
   • Name
   • Hobbies
   • Family
   • State
   • School
   • Favorite color, food, or type of music
3. Scouts interview back and forth
   • ADD A CHALLENGE – Let each Scout focus solely on their assigned partner while a different Scout interviews them.
4. After the interviews, each Scout uses three words only to describe their partner. For example: “Susie Smith was my partner— nice, energetic, imaginative.”

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References:

• “Icebreakers and Name Games.” Orange County Department of Education, ocde.us/EducationalServices/CurriculumInstructionandAcademicEnrichment/AVID/Documents/icebreakers.pdf. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.