1. The Picture Game
language and reality

2. How to play: 1 – You will be in a group of 5-6 people
2 – Each person will have a stack of blank papers – the same number as people in the group
3 – To begin each person will write a sentence describing something (can be anything):
Example:
A cat is sleeping in the sun.

3. Directions 2:
4 – The stack of paper is now passed to the person on your left and you receive the stack of paper from the person on your right.
5 – Read the sentence on the stack of paper you received, and move the top paper to the bottom of the stack
6 – On the new top paper, draw a picture that shows what the sentence said-

4. (read the sentence and move the paper to the bottom of the stack)
Directions – 3:
The paper you get:
A cat is sleeping
in the sun.
(read the sentence and move the paper to the bottom of the stack)
The picture you draw:
Do not write words on the paper

5. Directions - 4
7 – After drawing your picture: pass the stack of paper to your left- with your picture on top
8 – You will get a stack of paper with a picture on top from the person on your right
9 – Look at the picture and move it to the bottom of the stack then write a sentence describing what you saw on the picture

6. Directions 5 A spaceship flies through the sky. The paper you get:
(look at the picture and move the paper to the bottom of the stack)
The sentence you write:
A spaceship flies through the sky.
Do not look back at other papers in the stack-

7. Directions 6 Communication is challenging!
10 – keep passing the stacks around the circle until you get your 1st sentence back
11 – Now, go around the circle and each person will show their stack to the group and see how the message changed from the drawing and writing-
Communication is challenging!