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Four coins showing year of the coin

Year Of The Coin

Revealing get-to-know-you exercise using a common prop.

  • Simple
  • Quick
  • Many variations
  • Invites reflection
  • Virtual option

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Randomly distribute a collection of coins to your group, one per person.
  2. Ask each person to identify the year of the coin embossed on the coin.
  3. Taking turns, invite each person to share a story about something that they experienced in that year.
  4. If the year occurs before the birth of the person holding the coin, invite them to share something they can remember about that year in history.
  5. Continue until everyone has shared.

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Comments (1)

  1. Anna Doroshaw

    I used this activity in a virtual group. Since not everyone had easy access to coins, I had a stack of coins and gave everyone a year to work with.

    As an alternative, I had everyone pick a year between their birth and present day. Then they proceeded to follow the regular instructions to tell a story about something they experienced or remembered about that year.

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