Three hoops are distributed over the floor with enough distance between them. Into each hoop a ball is laid. Instead of the hoops jackets, sweatshirts and so on may be used - just something to prevent the balls from rolling away.

3 Groups The students start to run across the room. At your sign they stop and gather around the balls - four persons around one ball. They throw the balls to each other. Everytime a student is throwing a ball, they will say their own name. After a second sign everybody says the name of the person they throw the ball to.

2 Groups The students start running again. One of the balls is taken away. When you give the sign to stop, 6 persons gather around a ball. They throw the ball to each other again, saying first their own names, then the names of the others.

All Together That´s the last step of the exercise: the whole group gathers around one ball - same procedure as before.