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Texas ISD School Guide
Texas ISD School Guide







Lessons & Classroom Games for Teachers

Game: Who Am I? - Short Lesson
By:sam

Played in a group, with everyone involved sitting in a circle with no reflective surfaces nearby, the object of this game is to be the first player to guess their own identity correctly. The set-up involves either the use of pre-prepared identities (created by someone not taking part in the game) or the players creating their own and assigning them to the individual sitting on their left (or right - whatever the group preference might be). The identities are written on Post-it notes or stickers that are then adhered to the player's forehead. While each player cannot see who they are, everyone else can.

Play proceeds with each individual asking a Yes/No question of those sitting around them - in the same manner as the Yes/No game. The answers can come from only the targeted players or by means of the committee process. Once a question has been answered play proceeds to the next player in the circle, heading clockwise. Each player may choose to take a guess at their identity in place of another question, and if they are wrong, play proceeds to the left as normal.

Variations are the same as the previous game. Identities are usually celebrities (eg actors), well-known individuals (eg politicians) or people in the same room or family/friend circle. The game normally doesn't venture into animal, vegetable or mineral identities - though cartoon characters, animal actors or significant landmarks are possible selections1.

The ideal variation for people who have had too much to drink is to simply write down the name of everyone taking part on the stickers. The opportunity for bare-faced insults and actual fights during this game is considerable.





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