Game ideas for “Fun Friday”

Word scramble: The teacher can divide the students into groups and ask them to
unscramble the words presented on the board. The team that gets the most
scores wins.

Material needed: Different colour markers.

Memory game: I already have the material.

Make a “Get It” t-shirt: We already have the ink. Need to buy paint brushes.

Questions contest: We write different kinds of questions on pieces of paper; put

these pieces in balloons; ask the students to pop the balloon and answer the
questions. Divide the students into groups. Material needed: Balloons and
questions printed.

How to play “Two truths one lie”

1. Introduce the rules to the group. It's likely that some people have already
heard of the game, but it’s also likely that some have not. After you provide the
rules, give everyone a chance to think of their "facts".
2. One person lists three "facts" about themselves, except one of the "facts"
is a lie. Be sure to be random about the order of your "facts". Also try to recite
the facts in the same voice, so you don't give away the lie. Examples:

• #1 "My uncle studies beetles and named one after me."

• #2 "Over seven summers in high school and college, my father and I

hiked the entire Appalachian Trail."
 • #3 "Two summers ago my family took our vacation to Ohio for a family
reunion. There were 237 relatives there.

3. Have a general discussion about the three "facts". The person who gave
the facts stays quiet. This step is optional.
4. The other people guess which one is a lie. Everyone will know how everyone
else has voted.
5. The person sets the record straight by saying the lie, e.g., #2 was a lie.
They may also explain the circumstances for the other two facts. Everyone else
may talk about how they were fooled or figured out which was the lie.
6. Scorekeeping - Give one point to the "fact giver" for each person they
fooled. Give one point to each other player for correctly finding the lie.
Scorekeeping is optional.
7. The next person goes.

How to play “Never have I ever”

Never Have I Ever is a really fun way to get to know people, or to learn more about
people you already know. You can play the basic version of the game, which is suitable
for all ages.

Playing the Basic Version of the Game

1. Gather at least 5 players in a circle. At least five people are usually needed
to play the game. You can use less than five, but it’s usually not as much fun!
You should sit in a circle so you can see everyone’s hands.
2. Each player holds 10 fingers in front of them. You can rest your hands on
the floor or hold your hands up. Either way, everyone starts with 10 chances.
3. The first player announces something they’ve never done. You can have
someone volunteer to go first, or play rock, paper, scissors to decide. The first
player says “Never have I ever....” and then announces something outrageous
 they haven’t done. It's best if the player thinks it's likely something other people
have done.

• For example, you can say something like "Never have I ever been to
Europe," "Never have I ever been arrested," or "Never have I ever had
detention."

4. Put one finger down if you’ve done what the first player said. The players
who also haven’t done it should keep all of their fingers up.
5. Move to the next player in the circle. Move clockwise through the circle, with
the person on the first player's left taking the next turn. The next player comes
up with a new thing they’ve never done. The players who have done it put a
finger down, the players that haven’t keep their fingers up.
6. The person with fingers remaining up wins. The last person who has fingers
up wins the game. You can repeat the game as many times as you like.