Challenge : Taboo Time: 1 minute for each clue Participants: ALL team members take turns

Directions: Each team member needs to take a job: - one person will be the “clue giver” Each team member needs to take a job: - one person will be the “clue giver” - one will be the “guesser” - one will be the “judge” If you have a 4 th team member, they will sit out for one round! Rotate jobs with each new round Rotate jobs with each new round The guesser should sit where they CANNOT see the computer screen! The guesser should sit where they CANNOT see the computer screen!

The “clue giver” is to give clues to the “guesser” to try to make him/her guess the word at the top of the screen The “clue giver” is to give clues to the “guesser” to try to make him/her guess the word at the top of the screen However, the list of forbidden words on the bottom of each slide are words the “clue giver” CANNOT use However, the list of forbidden words on the bottom of each slide are words the “clue giver” CANNOT use The judge should make sure the “clue giver” does not use any of the forbidden words or any variations of those words The judge should make sure the “clue giver” does not use any of the forbidden words or any variations of those words The “clue giver” has 1 minute to get the “guesser” to guess the clue. The judge should keep track of the time. The “clue giver” has 1 minute to get the “guesser” to guess the clue. The judge should keep track of the time.

The clue is SCIENCE Forbidden Words: Class Class Subject Subject Lab Lab Experiments Experiments School School EXAMPLE

Be sure to switch jobs with each clue word! Be sure to switch jobs with each clue word! When everyone is ready, have the judge start timing and click to the next slide to begin! When everyone is ready, have the judge start timing and click to the next slide to begin! ASL Only!

The clue is Pencil Forbidden Words: Pen Pen Lead Lead Graphite Graphite Writing Writing Eraser Eraser

The clue is Principal Forbidden Words: Person Person Boss Boss Office Office In-charge In-charge School School

The clue is School Bus Forbidden Words: Yellow Yellow Wheels Wheels Vehicle Vehicle Transportation Transportation Kids Kids

The clue is Cafeteria Forbidden Words: Lunch Lunch Food Food Eating Eating Room Room Meals Meals

The clue is Computer Forbidden Words: Internet Internet Keyboard Keyboard Mouse Mouse Disks Disks Hard drive Hard drive

The clue is Auditorium Forbidden Words: Large Large Plays Plays Assemblies Assemblies Stage Stage Concerts Concerts

The clue is Football Field Forbidden Words: Outside Outside Sport Sport Athletics Athletics Team Team Track Track

The clue is Art Forbidden Words: Paint Paint Easel Easel Class Class Drawing Drawing Sketch Sketch

The clue is Library Forbidden Words: Books Books Computers Computers Research Research Place Place Read Read

The clue is Student Teacher Forbidden Words: Learning Learning Adult Adult Educator Educator College College Internship Internship

The clue is Report Card Forbidden Words: Grades Grades Mail Mail Parent Parent Paper Paper Progress Progress

The clue is Textbook Forbidden Words: Read Read Homework Homework Chapters Chapters Hardcover Hardcover Class Class

The clue is Faculty Forbidden Words: Teachers Teachers Staff Staff Adults Adults School School Meeting Meeting

The clue is White Out Forbidden Words: Mistakes Mistakes Cover up Cover up Erase Erase Brush Brush Bottle Bottle

The clue is Ruler Forbidden Words: Measure Measure Length Length Inches Inches Metric Metric Straight edge Straight edge

The clue is Locker Forbidden Words: Combination Combination Storage Storage Gym Gym Books Books Place Place

The clue is Copy Machine Forbidden Words: Xerox Xerox Paper Paper Handouts Handouts Scan Scan Duplicate Duplicate

The clue is Calculator Forbidden Words: Math Math Instrument Instrument Add Add Equals Equals Solar Solar

The clue is Book bag Forbidden Words: Backpack Backpack Knapsack Knapsack Carry Carry Homework Homework Papers Papers

The clue is Thermos Forbidden Words: Lunchbox Lunchbox Soup Soup Drink Drink Hot Hot Liquid Liquid

The clue is Flag Forbidden Words: Pledge Pledge Stars & Stripes Stars & Stripes Pole Pole America America Allegiance Allegiance

The clue is Nurse’s Office Forbidden Words: Health Health Medicine Medicine Bandaid Bandaid Sick Sick Injury Injury

The clue is Faculty Meeting Forbidden Words: Afterschool Afterschool Principal Principal Staff Staff Monthly Monthly Agenda Agenda

The clue is Field Trip Forbidden Words: Chaperones Chaperones Bus Bus Planetarium Planetarium Parents Parents Excursion Excursion

The clue is Bell Forbidden Words: Ring Ring Change Classes Change Classes Ding-dong Ding-dong Alarm Alarm Dinner Dinner

The clue is Recess Forbidden Words: Playground Playground Outside Outside Lunch Lunch Break Break Slide Slide

The clue is Chalkboard Forbidden Words: Black Black Eraser Eraser Wall Wall Write Write Lesson Lesson

The clue is Test Forbidden Words: Exam Exam Grade Grade Cheat Cheat Study Study Quiz Quiz

The clue is Bulletin Board Forbidden Words: Decorate Decorate Borders Borders Theme Theme Display Display Paper Paper

The clue is Fire Drill Forbidden Words: Alarm Alarm Bell Bell Evacuate Evacuate Practice Practice Smoke Smoke