Grid Game

Here are the instructions for the grid game:

The Grid Game

1. Create a grid on the floor of your classroom with masking tape. It should be no less than 4 X 4 and the squares should be big enough to stand in. The objective is to get your team from one side of the grid to the other as quickly as possible. There can be a deadline which will serve as the assessment.


2. List the rules for the class on the board:
*No talking while the person is on the grid.
*I will only say “no” if you are on an incorrect square.
*You may move forward, sideways, diagonally, or backward.
*If a person makes a misstep, he/she needs to exit the grid in the same
way he/she entered the grid.
(I do it this way the first time. During the second time, I do not let them speak at all.)

3. Once the students have finished playing the game, allow them time to debrief, as well as strategize ways to get their team across the grid in a faster, more organized way. Emphasize teamwork and taking on leadership roles during the game.

4. Questions that the facilitator can ask to get conversation moving:
Which way worked better? Why?
What if the game was reversed and you could not speak during the first time through the grid?
How did you come up with the strategies you used?
What would have happened if I had each student try to figure it out on his/her own?
What did you learn about teamwork?
How does the individual person fit into the concept of teamwork?