Words, words, words!
Your challenge is to make up a story.
Procedure
In this challenge, you will each have 4 blank index cards.
There are 21 cards face-down on the table with words already written on them.
In part one you will have one minute to each write 4 words on your own index cards.
In part two you will have 7 minutes to tell a story using one of the cards you have written on, or one of the cards that are face down on the table.
Your challenge is to make up a story.
The story starts: "When I woke up this morning, I..."
The first team member will select a card and respond by adding to the story. Once they finish their response they place that card in the container on the table. The next team member will select a card and make a response, and so on.
The team may respond in any order, however each team member must make at least 4 responses, using the cards they have written.
You must stop at the end of 7 minutes, or when every card has been used.
Each card may be used only once, and placed in the container after use.
Setup:
Print the following words on index cards, large enough for the team to read.
Division 1 Words:
Air, Cup, Hair, Boat, Ear, Hat, Car, Egg, Monkey, Cold, Five, Pig, Cook, Foot, Water, Sun, Waves, Potato, Snow, Pizza, Apple.
Division 2/3 Words:
Baking, Egg, Oxygen, Battery, Foot, Pig, Car, Hair, Pressure, Volcano, Hat, Scientist, Ear, Monkey, Water, Sunflower, Acorn, Peach, Broccoli, Cell-phone, Zombie.
Place the cards face down within reach of the team.
Give each team member 4 blank index cards and a marker.
Place a container on the table to place the used word cards in.
Scoring:
1 point for each response that doesn't really add to the story.
3 points for each common response that adds to the story
5 points for creative or humorous responses that add to the story
2 bonus points for an unusual or creative word written and used by a team member
Debrief:
Did the team write creative words on their cards or play it safe?
Did the team decide who would answer early or later?
How could the presentation been more creative?