Warm Up Activity
Word Association

This warm up is lively and fun. It is a game that can go in many different directions. There is never one right answer. This game also helps to focus everyone’s attention.

Description

1. Stand in a circle.
2. Begin the warm up by saying a word - any word.
3. The person to the left then says the first thing that comes to their mind.
4. The person to their left then responds to that word, and so it continues until someone gets stuck.
5. Play a few more rounds.

Example

The game might sound something like this:

• The first person might start with the word “coat”.
• The next person might say “jacket’.
• The third person, responding to the word jacket, might say “zipper”.
• Then followed by “stuck”, “push”, “pull”, “tow”, “foot”, “inch”, “measure”, and so on.

As you can see the game can, and will, go in many directions. The game should move along quite quickly. Have fun! Remember it’s a game of free association. There is never one right answer.