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Telephone Pictionary
Students alternate between drawing and writing — the message transforms as it passes down the line.
⏱ 20-25 min⚡ Low energy👥 Groups of 6-8
📚 Vocabulary
• any lesson vocabulary
• descriptive phrases
• action sentences
• topic sentences
🛠 Materials
• Small booklets of paper — one per student (6-8 sheets each)
• Pencils
📋 How to Play
- Give each student a small booklet of 6-8 sheets of paper stapled together.
- Each student writes a sentence on the first page — "A cat is eating a pizza."
- Pass the booklet to the next student.
- That student folds back the sentence page so only the drawing page is visible and DRAWS the sentence.
- Pass again — next student folds back the drawing and WRITES what they see in the picture.
- Continue alternating between drawing and writing.
- At the end unfold all pages and reveal how the message changed.
- Read the originals and finals aloud — the funnier the better!
💡 Teacher Tips
✓Set a time limit per page — 60-90 seconds — to keep things moving.
✓Use lesson vocabulary in the starting sentences for maximum learning value.
✓The reveal at the end is hilarious — children love seeing how messages change.
✓This combines writing, reading and art in one highly engaging activity.
🔄 Variations
→Writing only — pass and rewrite what you think the previous person meant.
→Use vocabulary words as the starting point instead of sentences.
→Display the finished booklets on the wall as a class gallery.
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