Activities

Openers

• Prepare 3 x 5 cards with training terms and pass them out to individuals in class. Read from a prepared list of definitions and see if they can identify which term the definition applies to. Have the person with that term introduce themselves to the class. Continue until the definitions of all the terms have been read and everyone has had a chance to introduce themselves.

Icebreakers

• Have learners write their names on their name tents and ask them to decorate the name tent with a drawing of a single object that best represents them. It can be a pet, a piece of equipment at work, or an abstract symbol. Go around the room and have them introduce themselves by name, title, and the significance of the object they have drawn.
• Have learners introduce themselves by name, title, and department and then tell them that they are in charge of directing a movie of their own biography. Ask them to tell the class whom they would cast in the starring role as themselves and why.

Reviews

Quiz Show Review Game

There are several quiz show formats depending on the size of your class. If you have a small class, you may use a game format similar to Jeopardy, Deal or No Deal, or Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? These are games where individuals compete against each other to answer review questions and score points. It is recommended that you use a format that is familiar to the culture. For instance, you can have learners from India play an Antakshari-style game using Bible verses in the OL instead of song lyrics.

For larger classes, you might want to divide the room into teams that can work together similar to Family Feud or Pyramid. Teams can work together to come up with answers or “steal” from the other team if they are unable to answer their questions. You are limited only by your creativity in creating review games.

Here’s an example using the Deal or No Deal game set-up:

First, create questions, writing possible answers on each of five index cards. Make sure only one answer is correct but the other four are plausible alternatives. Insert the answer cards into file-folders that form the game cases.

Form teams and have the first player on Team 1 set aside a “Player’s Case.”

To play, read the question. The player chooses a case and opens it. The player can then:

• Accept the answer as correct and get points for that level of play if they are right or 0 points if they are wrong.
• Make a deal if they think the answer is wrong and get points for that level if they are correct.
• Say “No deal” and open another case.

Play continues until the player makes a deal or only one case remains (besides the “Player’s Case”). At that time, the player can “make a deal” and earn points whether the answer is correct or not. If the player chooses “no deal,” the Player's Case is opened. A correct answer earns the most points, but an incorrect answer scores 0 points.

Keep track of team points through the game so players can track the scores during the review.

Here’s an example using the Millionaire style game: