Sometimes you just need to go to the classics.
In music it is mozart. In cars it is Model T. In food it is eggs and bacon. In leadership activities it is a Group Line Up.
You can use a group line up with the young, the old, the quiet, the loud, the small. the large (groups…small and engaging. If you need more in-depth conversations ask for more in-depth line ups.
Sometimes large groups are necessary, but more often then not I find myself needing to break the really large groups into smaller groups. I find the best kind of line ups are with groups of 10-20 people. If you are in a very large group break it into smaller groups…you can find out how to do that here.
101 Ways to Line Up a Group
Alphabetically
- By First/Middle/Last Name
- By Initials
- By City/State/Country Born
- By Grandfather, etc.)
- By High School/College Attended
- By High School or College Mascot
- Backwards by First/Middle/Last Name(Eller would be Relle, Smith would be Htims)
- By Your Pet’s Name (any pet you have ever had)
Random
- By Height
- Color of Hair (Lightest to Darkest)
- Color of Shirt (Lightest to Darkest)
- By Shoe Size (Smallest to Largest)
- Smile Size
- Length of Time at their Job/Organization/School/Church
- Size of Thumb
- Hand Size
- Eye Color (Lightest – Darkest)
- Who Lives Furthest Away From the Room (Closest-Furthest Away)
- Length of Hair (Longest – Shortest)
- Length of Nose
- Length of Commute Time
- Straightest Hair to Curliest Hair
- How High You Can Jump
- Arm Length
- Who Can Reach The Highest
- Wing Span
- Distance from Thumb to Pinky
- Size of Big Toe
- Rank of Embarrassing Moment
- Ear Size
- Foot Width
- Ring Finger Size
- Size of Head
- Average Time Getting Ready
- Length of Tongue
- The Furthest You Have Traveled From Home
Age
- Birth date (From Youngest – Oldest)
- Month They Were Born (Jan-Dec)
- Birth Order (First, Second, Third, Etc.)
Deck of Cards
- Alphabetically (Ace of Clubs – Two of Spades)
- Deck Order (Two – Ace for each Suit)
- By Suit (Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, Spades)
- Numbered Disks (Any kind of numbers will work)
- Number of Letters in Each Number (Two has three letters, so it will come before five, which has four letters)
- Alphabetically by Number (1-12 = Eight, Eleven, Five, Four, Nine, One, Seven, Six, Ten, Three, Twelve, Two)
- Lowest to Highest (1-infinity)
- Lowest to Highest – but with odd numbers on one side and even numbers on the other side
Numbers
- By Cell Phone Number
- Zip Code
- Mailing Address Number
- Likert Scale (1-10) (How much you like the activity/day/etc)
- Area Code
- Letters in Full Name
- Children
- Number of Children You Would Like to Have Someday
- Amount of First Cousins
- Salary (Lowest to Highest)(Be careful!!)
- Books Read This Year
- Countries/States Visited
- Times You Have Moved
- People in Your Immediate Family
- Total Roommates (Ever)
- Pets You Have Owned/Own
- Pieces of Jewelry You Have On
- DVDs Owned
- Number of Roller Coasters Ridden
- Amusement Parks Visited
- Total Number of Vehicles Owned
- Ball Caps Currently Owned
- T-Shirts Currently Owned (guess)
- Cups of Coffee Per Day
- Ounces of Soda Per Day
- Pairs of Shoes
- Number of Siblings
- Books Owned
- Times You Have Visited Wal-Mart This Month
- Times You Had Eaten Out Last Week
- Trash Cans in House
- Lamps in House
- Number of Scars
- Number of Piercings
- Total Tattoos
- Broken Bones
- Number of Jobs Ever Held
- Keys on Keychain
- Cards in Wallet/Purse
- Items in Your Pocket
- Schools Attended (Preschool-College)
- Speeding Tickets
- Average Mouse Clicks Per Day
- Number of TV Shows Watched Consistently
- Movies Watched in Theater This Year
- Hours Sleep Per Night
- Times You Have Checked Facebook Today
- Text Messages Per Day
- Potholders in House
- Number of Drawers in House (Including Dressers, Kitchens and Bathrooms)
- Coffee Mugs Owned
- Years You Rode the School Bus
- Total Number of Tweets
- Amount of Money on Your Person
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