I MPOSS IBLE

Ba sic s of Literacy an d Numeracy

The project is funded by the European Commission

This reminds me game
1. game: The basic game
Number of players: the whole class or groups of 6-10 persons
Objective of the game: improve concentration, association of ideas and memory skills
Rules:
The students form a circle or play this game in accordance with the seating chart. Each person tells
only one sentence in which associates a new idea/image with the previous sentence.
Eg.
1. person: The birdsong reminds me of the woods.
2. person: The woods remind me of the wild animal.
3. person: The wild animal reminds me of the hunter.
4. person: The hunter reminds me of

2. game: This reminds me play with a topic

This time the teacher defines a topic which can be one of his/her subjects topics.
Number of players: the whole class or groups of 6-10 persons
Object of the game: improve concentration, association of ideas and memory skills, revising a topic of
a subject
Rules:
The students form a circle or play this game in accordance with the seating chart. Each person tells
only one sentence in which associates a new idea/image with the previous sentence. All sentences
have to be related to the given topic.
Eg.
1. person: Corsica reminds me of Napoleon.
2. person: Napoleon reminds me of the battle of Austerlitz.
3. person: The battle of Austerlitz reminds me of Napoleons triumph.
4. person: Napoleons triumph reminds me of

14/0045-KA2SE/SZ/2389
Hands-on Development Strategies in a Content -Centered
Context for Young and Adult Learners with Poor Basic Skills
in Literacy and Numeracy

I MPOSS IBLE
Ba sic s of Literacy an d Numeracy

The project is funded by the European Commission

3. game: This reminds me play back
Number of players: the whole class or groups of 6-10 persons
Objective of the game: improve concentration, association of ideas and memory skills
Rules:
The students form a circle or play this game in accordance with the seating chart. Each person tells
only one sentence in which associates a new idea/image with the previous sentence.
This time the students have to remember his own sentence as well as his/her neighbours sentences,
as at the end of the circle we switch the order and the students have to tell their sentences
backwards.
Eg.
1. person: The birdsong reminds me of the woods.
2. person: The woods remind me of the wild animal.
3. person: The wild animal reminds me of the hunter.
4. person: The hunter reminds me of Little Red Riding-Hood.
5. person:
At the end of the circle, the last person restarts the game:
4. person: reminds me of a hunter.
3. person: The hunter reminds of the wild animal.
2. person: The wild animal reminds me of the woods.
1. person: The woods reminds me of the birdsong.

14/0045-KA2SE/SZ/2389
Hands-on Development Strategies in a Content -Centered
Context for Young and Adult Learners with Poor Basic Skills
in Literacy and Numeracy

I MPOSS IBLE
Ba sic s of Literacy an d Numeracy

The project is funded by the European Commission

4. game: This reminds me paly back game with a topic
This time the teacher defines a topic which can be one of his/her subjects topics.
Number of players: the whole class or groups of 6-10 persons
Objective of the game: improve concentration, association of ideas and memory skills
Rules:
The students form a circle or play this game in accordance with the seating chart. Each person tells
only one sentence in which associates a new idea/image with the previous sentence. All sentences
have to be related to the given topic.

This time the students have to remember his own sentence as well as his/her neighbours sentences,
as at the end of the circle we switch the order and the students have to tell their sentences
backwards.
Eg.
1. person: Corsica reminds me of Napoleon.
2. person: Napoleon reminds me of the battle of Austerlitz.
3. person: The battle of Austerlitz reminds me of Napoleons triumph.
4. person: Napoleons triumph reminds me of
At the end of the circle, the last person restarts the game:
4. person: reminds me of Napoleons triumph.
3. person: Napoleons triumph reminds of the battle of Austerlitz.
2. person: The battle of Austerlitz reminds me of Napoleon.
1. person: Napoleon reminds me of Corsica.

14/0045-KA2SE/SZ/2389
Hands-on Development Strategies in a Content -Centered
Context for Young and Adult Learners with Poor Basic Skills
in Literacy and Numeracy