Here Is A Method to Get Your Groups Laughing

I'm a Lemon Meringue

A quick and easy way to divide your group is to get them choose one of four or five desserts and gather together. Choose five desserts that are popular in your area. Tell each person they HAVE to choose one of the desserts, even if it isn't their total favourite.

For today here are the four I chose:

Ice Cream
Cake
Pie
Pudding
Pastry (other than pie)

Once everyone has commited to a dessert have them spend a little time getting to know everyone in the group. Choose questions that reflect the topic of your workshop, but be sure to include "What EXACT dessert in this category is your favourite and why?"

This is an activity that will get people talking and laughing all around, while establishing common ground.

Communication and Context

What familiar phrase or title does each of the lines represent?

You have to say each one outloud for it to work.

1. Egg, no, rinses, blitz
2. False, Peter, head
3. Echo, redig, curried, hog
4. Dad, mental, note, ales
5. Abe, eyesore, kill, belt, fat, who

Got em. They can be tricky, because you have to adjust your pronunciation to fit the line.

How I Would Use This

Context. Out of context we don't know what we are looking for. But hints that give us context help us prepare to work out the puzzle. When we set people up for learning by setting the scene, learning can be a lot faster.

Hints - use only if you are stumped.











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2. Full speed ahead.
3. Hickory, Dickory Dock
4. Dead men tell no tales.
5. A bicycle built for two