Faith Curriculum Library: Deeper Joy

Hand or Sound Jive

Part of Deeper Joy

Take aways may include: laughing at imperfection, playing with the limits of communication. Liturgical take away may be reference for the ineffable.

Parameters: Two or more people. Can be played in person or in breakout rooms online.

Have the group pair up or form triads and take turns attempting to describe a predetermined part of their lives—their room, name, family, etc. without words. Depending on the abilities of everyone in the group, tell them they can only use their hands to convey their message, or that they can only use the sound of their voice (no words). Then have each person share what they thought the other in their pair was telling them. Have them share with each other, and with the group.

Liturgical variation: give a theological prompt like "describe what it means to you to be UU."