Energizer: Three truths and a lie
Energizer: Three truths and a lie is a personal disclosure exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Other adolescents must guess which are the truths and which is the lie.
- Step 2 Facilitator says: “On the piece of paper you must write three things that are true about yourself and one thing that is false.
- For example, ‘Alfonse likes singing, loves football, speaks 10 languages and loves to dance’.
- Energy level: 2/5 Literacy level: 3/5 Time: 10 to 15 minutes Environment Indoor or outdoor space Supplies Paper and pen or pencil for each participant >> Download the Energizer card (r
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Prompts to use +
Other adolescents must guess which are the truths and which is the lie.
Step 2 Facilitator says: “On the piece of paper you must write three things that are true about yourself and one thing that is false.
Energy level: 2/5 Literacy level: 3/5 Time: 10 to 15 minutes Environment Indoor or outdoor space Supplies Paper and pen or pencil for each participant >> Download the Energizer card (r
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Energizer: Three truths and a lie. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Other adolescents must guess which are the truths and which is the lie.; Step 2 Facilitator says: “On the piece of paper you must write three things that are true about yourself and one thing that is false.; Energy level: 2/5 Literacy level: 3/5 Time: 10 to 15 minutes Environment Indoor or outdoor space Supplies Paper and pen or pencil for each participant >> Download the Energizer card (r. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
Origin unverified
- Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from UNICEF; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including UNICEF.)
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- No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
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