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Build What I Describe
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Description
After practising clear communication in drama, build a hidden three-block model and see whether your partner can copy it from your instructions.
What to prep
- Two matching sets of three large blocks
- A book used as a screen
Cost: FreeBest time: Anytime
Play guide
- 1Give each person three matching blocks. One builds a small model behind an upright book.
- 2Describe the model using positions: "Lay the long block flat; put the small one on its left end." The other person builds and may ask questions.
- 3Move the book and compare the models. Swap builders, improving any instruction that was confusing.
Success signals
Spoken descriptions result in a model that can be compared with the original.
If it's tricky
No matching blocks: use two sets of three similarly sized pieces of folded paper.