Is That a Quote?

Here is another idea based on activities created by Ken Bellemare of Communication Magic
kbellemare@shaw.ca

Unusual Quotations
Materials - a collection of unusual quotations written on index cards or playing cards.
One card per participant.

What You Do

• Give a card to each learner
• Give the learner a few moments to figure out what the quote means.
• 4 to 6 learners get togetehr to share their quotes and discuss what they mean.
• In some cases the instructor may have to clarify.

Debrief

• Discuss how people interpret ideas differently.
• Discuss personal context and how it influences learning.
• Discuss metaphor and analogy.

Variation
For people from other cultures: have them tell the group similar quotes or expressions they have from their own culture.

Card Shark

Materials: A deck of playing cards
Stick on labels - one per card

Prep: Identify one topic per card and write on a label then stick to the card. E.G. Fame.

How the activity is conducted:

1. The prepard cards are placed on a table with the topic face down.
2. The learners are asked to select a card at random and look at it.
3. Then learners pair up.
4. Using the topic on their cards, they take turns creating questions about that topic to ask their partners.
6. E.G. Topic - Fame Question - if you could be famous who would you be and why?
7. Each pair takes a turn asking the question and listening to the answers.

This activity comes from my co-author, Ken Bellemare.
He has a wonderful way of using inexpensive materials that you can find anywhere and using them in great group activities.

Answer to game: HOBO
Did you get it right?

How You See It

By adding two straight lines, can you turn these numbers into a traveling man?

1 1 O 3 O

How I Would Use This?

Just a warm-up game while we wait for everyone to get to the workshop.

Answer in tomorrow's blog.