Brain games and puzzles
Maze Maker
Design your own maze on squared paper with one true path and lots of dead ends, then swap with a friend.
Thinking sheet · Brain games and puzzles
Telephone Drawing Game
Write a sentence, the next player draws it, the next writes what they see… How much will it change?
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- communication, interpreting, humor
What kids do
“Write, draw, write, draw. Fold after each turn so only the last one shows!”
- Player 1 writes a silly sentence:
- Player 2 draws it
- Player 3 writes what the drawing shows:
- Player 4 draws that
- Player 5 writes the final version:
How to run it
- Fold the paper so each player sees only the step before.
- Silly sentences work best: “A cat flies a pizza.”
- Unfold and read it from the top.
Talk about it
- Where did the message change?
- Why do messages change when they pass along?
- What made a drawing clear?
Take it further
Play with seven players on a longer strip.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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