Warmer - Word war

Hi everyone!

I'd like to share what you already know.
Here are the rules of my warmer game, that is Word War

1: Form 2 or more teams. Give them the same word ( but NOT A LONG ONE :D ) and some time to form new words from its letters e.g. :
I.M.P.O.S.S.I.B.L.E. (pole, mole, bile, imp, silo, etc.).

2. collect the sheets of words and check them. each new word is worth 2 points.
Now highlight the words on each sheet that are unique - which cannot be found on other sheets.
They will be the special troops of the given team.
Note that the more teams there are, the less special troops you find.

3. teams get a chance to deal with the others' special troops by defining them (1 pt) and/or by giving a valid synonym for them (1 pt).
If there are more than 2 teams, establish an order so that the game will be more equal for them.

4. Casualties: now this is the nasty part. Let's say that team A formed the word POSSE. However, the other team(s) could not define it, so it's up to them. If they can't solve it either, their score will be decreased (1pt/word).
Actually, it is nice because they get one point (2-1) for a word that they don't really know, although phonologically it seems valid to them. But this 'lapse'might not be revealed if the other team(s) deal(s) with it (in phase 3).

by the way, I just found it on the net and I can't stop laughing..
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/EPH/8991~Behind-Every-Great-Woman-Posters.jpg

cheers
Marci

Hi there everybody!

I set this blog up for you to exchange ideas and experiences related to the course. In particular, I thought we could use it to give each other feedback on peer teaching activities, and to post your ideas for icebreakers, warmers and other activities.