Taboo

Resources:
You need to have thought about which words you want to use and which words will be disallowed- but no real resources needed
How It Works:
Either in pairs, groups, or as a class.
Students are given Keywords- underneath those keywords are words that are taboo- they can not use those words.
The students then have to describe the keyword to their team/partner/class without using the taboo words.
When a student correctly guesses that keyword- they can earn bonus points for then guessing what the taboo words were?
Variations:
Endless variations!
You need to have thought about which words you want to use and which words will be disallowed- but no real resources needed
How It Works:
Either in pairs, groups, or as a class.
Students are given Keywords- underneath those keywords are words that are taboo- they can not use those words.
The students then have to describe the keyword to their team/partner/class without using the taboo words.
When a student correctly guesses that keyword- they can earn bonus points for then guessing what the taboo words were?
Variations:
Endless variations!
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example of a Taboo worksheet |
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