Future Ready Vocabulary Activity

Episode 01: The Three A's Game

One of my favorite things to do with my family over the holidays is to play games.  I love putting down the devices and spending time with the family.  With 20 nieces and nephews from the ages of 20-5 months, it is sometimes hard to find a game that we all can play.  

My sister-in-law, Emily, showcased a great game this past December that we all can play.  She called it Any, Act, and Answer.  The Three A's.  

How to play the Three As

Bring all of the players together around a table or in a living room. 
Pass out three post-it-notes to each player (Note I tore off the sticky part of the post-it-note to make it easier to open
Pass out writing  pen to each person. 

Once everyone has a post-it-note and pen.  Ask each person to write on one post-it-note

1. A person (This person can not be in the room)
2. A place
3. A thing (This thing cannot be in the room) 

Next, fold each of the pieces of paper and place into a basket or a bowl

Time to play

Round One

Break the group up into two groups
Ask one person from each group to move to the the front of the room

In round one, you can say Any word to get the team to guess the word on the card

Timer: Set timer for 40 seconds

Team A will start first
Team B player will hold the basket for Team A

Team A will try to get her team to guess the word on the card.  If they get the word correct, then toss the card on the floor or on the table.  If the word is not guess or if the player wants to pass, the word goes back into the basket. 

After the 40 seconds, it is now Team B to guess the words.  The player for Team B will try to get his team to guess as many words as possible by only saying words.  Remeber no acting.  Follow the same rules as Team A.  

When time is up for both groups, mark down how many words were correctly guessed by each team.  
A new team player will come up to the front of the room.  Repeat the process until all of the words are out of the basket.  

Round Two

For round two, the players can only Act out the words. 

To start round two, replace all of the guess words back into the basket.  When the team members come up to the front of the room, they will be only able to act out the word.  Repeat the same proceess as listed above for round one.  Once all of the words are guessed, count up the number correct for each team.  

Round Three

For round three, the team player will give one word and and the team can only give one answer​.   ​Same rules and procedures from round one and round two are still in place.  This time though, the player can give only one word and the team can only give one answer. 

Declare a Winner

The team with the most total points wins! 

How to use this activity in the classroom 

The first time the students play the game, have them write down a person, place, and a thing. This way they can get used to playing the game.  After the students know how to play the game, try out some of the following ideas listed below for the different subject areas. 

English Language Arts

• Vocabulary Words
• Spelling Words
• Story Elements

Math

• Formulas
• Geometry Shapes
• Vocabulary Words
• Measurement Terms

Science

• Vocabulary Words
• Elements
• Compounds
• Phases of the Moon
• Rock Cycle 
• Safety Procedures 

Social Studies

• Famous People
• Events
• Effects 
• Causes
• States
• Capitals
• Landforms

The Arts

• Famous Artist
• Types of medium
• Clean up procedures

Physical Education

• Weight Training Circuits
• Types of sports
• Stretches