Telephone Pictionary
You can divide the students into groups of six to eight, or do the activity as a whole class (if your number doesn’t easily divide).
How to run it
- 6+15-20 mins A4 Paper; Paper Clips; Scissors ← Back to all Activities Setup Each student needs a piece of A4 paper (use recycled if possible!) and a paper clip.
- They fold the paper into eight portions, then cut along the folds to make eight smaller papers.
- They stack the papers and hold the bundle together with the paper clip.
- You can divide the students into groups of six to eight, or do the activity as a whole class (if your number doesn’t easily divide).
- Large (if broken up into smaller groups of 6 or more)
- Each participant WRITES a sentence on the top card ( 1) in their pile (the crazier and more creative, the better!).
- Everyone passes their entire stack of cards to the left.
- Read the sentence on the card, flip to 2 and DRAW the sentence you just read.
- Look at the image, flip to card 3 and WRITE the image you just saw
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6+15-20 mins A4 Paper; Paper Clips; Scissors ← Back to all Activities Setup Each student needs a piece of A4 paper (use recycled if possible!) and a paper clip.
Read the sentence on the card, flip to 2 and DRAW the sentence you just read.
Look at the image, flip to card 3 and WRITE the image you just saw
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Telephone Pictionary. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: 6+15-20 mins A4 Paper; Paper Clips; Scissors ← Back to all Activities Setup Each student needs a piece of A4 paper (use recycled if possible!) and a paper clip.; Read the sentence on the card, flip to 2 and DRAW the sentence you just read.; Look at the image, flip to card 3 and WRITE the image you just saw. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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