Guess the Drawing
Participatory Methods Guess the Drawing Guess the Drawing is a participatory activity where participants draw words or concepts for their team to guess.
How to run it
- Divide participants into teams of 4-6 people, depending on the size of the group.
- Each team chooses a member to be the first drawer.
- The drawer picks a card with a word or concept from the container without showing it to the team.
- The drawer has 1 minute to visually represent the word on their card, without using letters, numbers, or words.
- The team attempts to guess what the drawer is illustrating before time runs out.
- Each correctly guessed word within the given time earns the team one point.
- The team with the most points at the end of the game is the winner.
- Participatory Methods Guess the Drawing Guess the Drawing is a participatory activity where participants draw words or concepts for their team to guess.
- Create a playful and dynamic atmosphere that facilitates interaction.
- Prepare materials: Whiteboards, large paper sheets, or drawing boards.
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The team attempts to guess what the drawer is illustrating before time runs out.
Participatory Methods Guess the Drawing Guess the Drawing is a participatory activity where participants draw words or concepts for their team to guess.
Create a playful and dynamic atmosphere that facilitates interaction.
Prepare materials: Whiteboards, large paper sheets, or drawing boards.
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