Purpose
This fun and creative exercise allows participants to work within a team and brainstorm different ideas to come up with the right answer.
Objective
Team members to work together in untangling words and win a prize.
What You Need
- A copy of word sheet for each team (See an example of the word sheet at the bottom of this page)
- A prize for the winning team such as a box of chocolate
Setup
- Divide the participants into teams of 3 or 4 people.
- Give each team a copy of the word sheet.
- Explain that each team has 5 minutes to untangle as many words as they can.
- The team with the most correct words will win the prize.
- At the end of the activity, read out the correct answers to the group.
Timing
Explaining the Test: 5 minutes.
Activity: 15 minutes
Word Sheet
All the words used in this word sheet are associated with the subject of “Team work”
- GISBMTORNIANR
- TACNUNIOMOMC
- NOTPACTIIRRAPI
- GEMTENCOURANE
- LETORANEC
- PESTREC
- CYREVITATI
- TOMVATIONI
- GINPIRSIN
- PRATCONIOEO
Answers
- Brainstorming
- Communication
- Participation
- Encouragement
- Tolerance
- Respect
- Creativity
- Motivation
- Inspiring
- Cooperation
Comments
By Pamela @ Thursday, November 21, 2013 1:04 PM
two of these words have typos!! (the first is missing an R and the last has an extra O that should be an E)
By Chelsea Elm @ Thursday, November 21, 2013 10:24 PM
Thanks for spotting this Pamela. It has been corrected.
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