Would you like to play games the first Day of work?

What do you think if I organize games for the fisrt day of work?
Any advice?

I found several, the followings:

I Want You To Know

Goals

To share the experiences of various ethnical, gender, religious, and cultural groups and listen to one another.

Directions:

Decide the ethnic categories to be used based on the demographics of the learners by asking the group which ethnic groups they feel comfortable using. If there is only one member of a certain group, ask if she or he feels comfortable or if she or he whishes to join another group.
Divide the group by ethnic categories and give each a sheet of flip chart paper.
Give them about ten minutes to write down their answers for the following questions:

• What we want you to know about our group.
• What we never want to see, hear or experience again as a member of this group.
• What we want our allies to do.

When all groups have completed their lists, reassemble them into one group and have them discuss their answers. When each group has explained their list, ask questions to clarify, not to challenge as the list represents realities for the group.

Discussion

• What are your initial reactions to the activity?
• Which group did you learn the most about?
• Did any of the statements surprise you?
• Did you notice any similarities between the groups? 

Getting To Know You

Goal

To learn about each other.

Instructions

Divide the learners into small groups. Provide each group a large sheet of flip chart paper and markers. Have them to draw a large flower with a center and an equal number of petals to the number of learners in their group. Through discussion with their group members, have them find their similarities and differences. They should fill in the center of the flower with something they all have in common.
Each member should then fill in his or her petal with something about them that is unique - unlike any other member in their group. Workers should be instructed that they cannot use physical attributes such as hair color, weight etc. This encourages them to have more meaningful discussions with their group members).
They should be encouraged to be creative in their ideas and drawings.
After the small group activity, have them share with the large group, about similarities and differences.

The Herman Grid

Goals

To discover that first impressions of people are not always true.

Instructions

Pass out copies of the Herman Grid to each learner. Ask them to share their impressions and if they see gray dots at the white intersections. Are the Gray spots really there? This is an example of how we sometimes see things that are not really there.

Discussion

• Have you ever had a wrong first impression of someone who had a different background or came from another culture?
• Has someone from a different back-ground or another culture ever had the wrong first impression of you?

Ask participants to share and discuss their examples in the large group or in small groups.