The Cloud Game

Students draw word clouds about themselves and partners ask yes/no questions to guess meanings.

Procedure

1. Teacher demonstrates: draw a central cloud with your name, surrounded by clouds containing single words that describe you.
2. Students ask yes/no questions to guess what each word represents (max 3 questions per cloud).
3. Students create their own cloud diagrams and pair up to question each other.
4. Partners share what they learned about each other with the class.

Tips

• Model with a mix of obvious and surprising words to show the range of possibilities.
• Works well on the first day of a new class.