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Headbands: a sticker of a headband holding a card with a question mark

Headbands Game Rules

Wear a word you can't see and ask yes-or-no questions to figure out what it is.

  • Small groups
  • 10 min
  • Word cards and sticky notes or headbands
  • 2nd to 8th grade
  • Quiet
One page with all five steps

How to Play

5 steps
  1. Headbands, step 1: Wear a word

    Wear a word

    Each player gets a card or sticky note on their forehead without looking.

  2. Headbands, step 2: Ask questions

    Ask questions

    Take turns asking yes-or-no questions: Am I an animal?

  3. Headbands, step 3: Group answers

    Group answers

    The others answer only yes or no.

  4. Headbands, step 4: Guess

    Guess

    Guess when you think you know.

  5. Headbands, step 5: Next card

    Next card

    A right guess earns the card and a new word.

Ways to Change It Up

  • Vocabulary HeadbandsWords from the unit's list.
  • Who Am I?Famous people from history or books.

Play It With

Classroom ToolTimers & Noise

Classroom Timer

Set the minutes, press start, and run a countdown the whole room can read.

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Two minutes per player

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