Captivating Conversations Game

Captivating Conversations Game

Materials Needed:

· Game Board

· Cue Sheet

· Pieces (coins, buttons, etc.)

· Dice

Instructions:

· Students roll the die to see who will go first. The student with the highest number goes first.

· All students place their pieces on the “Start” square.

· Students roll the die and move their pieces the corresponding number of spaces.

· If the student lands on a blue space, he or she reads the text from the square to the student on his or her right. That student then responds with an appropriate question or comment. The turn is then over.

o The first few times that they play, students may use the cue sheet for suggested responses or create their own. The teacher may offer constructive feedback on student responses.

· If the student lands on a green space, he or she follows the instructions on the square.

· If the student lands on a white space, he or she stays there and the turn is over.

· The first player to reach the “Finish” square is the winner.

Captivating Conversations Game

Cue Sheet Page 1

Square 1: “I went to the movies last night.”

Possible Responses:

· What movie did you see?

· Cool, what did you see?

Square 2: “Yesterday, I had a tooth pulled.”

Possible Responses:

· Sorry to hear that. How are you feeling?

· That stinks. Did it hurt?

Square 3: “I just started reading a new book.”

Possible Responses:

· What are you reading?

· What book is it?

Square 4: “I got a new pet last weekend.”

Possible Responses:

· What kind of pet is it?

· What did you get?

Square 5: “Man, I crashed on my bike yesterday.”

Possible Responses:

· What happened?

· Did you get hurt?

Square 6: “I got a new job.”

Possible Responses:

· Congratulations! What’s the job?

· That’s great! What will you be doing?

Square 7: “I’m getting a new car this week.”

Possible Responses:

· What kind of car?

· That’s awesome. Are you excited?

Square 8: “I just downloaded a bunch of new songs to my IPOD.”

Possible Responses:

· What did you download?

· Cool. What songs did you get?

Square 9: “Guess what I did yesterday.”

Possible Responses:

· What?

· What did you do?

Captivating Conversations Game

Cue Sheet Page 2

Square 10: “We had an interesting dinner last night.”

Possible Responses:

· What was it?

· What did you have?

Square 11: “Tomorrow is my birthday.”

Possible Responses:

· Happy Birthday!

· How are you going to celebrate?

Square 12: “You’ll never believe what happened yesterday.”

Possible Responses:

· What happened?

· Tell me.

Square 13: “My computer crashed last night.”

Possible Responses:

· I’m sorry. Can it be fixed?

· I’m sorry. What happened?

Square 14: “I started a new video game yesterday.”

Possible Responses:

· Do you like it?

· What game is it?

Square 15: “I lost my math workbook.”

Possible Responses:

· Let’s ask the teacher if he’s seen it.

· I’m sorry. Can I help you look for it?

Square 16: “I went out to dinner last night.”

Possible Responses:

· Where did you go?

· Did you have a good time?

Square 17: “It was my birthday last weekend.”

Possible Responses:

· Happy Birthday! What did you do?

· Happy Birthday! How did you celebrate?

Square 18: “We had basketball practice yesterday.”

· How did it go?

· How was it?