Packing for a Trip
Learning Objective
Students learn to find patterns and commonalities.
Materials
- None
Setup
- Two players in a group are selected to be leaders for
the first game and quietly decide on a common feature
or category of something they will pack to go on a trip.
Examples might be: “things that are red” or “things made
of wood” or “things to eat” etc. - The first leader starts the game by saying:
“I am going on a trip and I will pack an apple and a tomato.” - The second leader says:
“I am going on a trip and I will pack a fire truck and a stop sign.” - The leaders ask the group who else wants to go on the trip and what will the person pack. They select a volunteer.
- The volunteer begins by saying, “I want to go on the trip and I will pack a towel
and my sunglasses.
That person is told that he hasn’t packed properly for the trip. - Another volunteer begins by saying, “I want to go on the trip and I will pack a
raspberry and a Cardinal’s baseball cap.
That person is told that she is ready for the trip. - The game continues until everyone figures out the common element across all the things being packed.
Other common elements might include
Words with doubled letters (eggs, rattles, Humvees, etc.)
Words naming animals you would find in Africa
Words beginning with the same letter/words ending with the same letter
Variations
I’m going on a trip
and I will visit:
State capitals
National capitals
States that border each other
States that border the ocean
I’m going on a trip back in time
and I will expect to meet:
Presidents
Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Literary characters
Leaders of the civil rights movement
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