Table Topics
Mind-stretching brain games and conversation starters. It's the perfect opportunity for sharing stories, building knowledge, strengthening character, and having fun!
The teacher said, “Now this is a very important subject we are going to cover. I don’t want anyone looking out the window during my lecture!”
Can you picture the scene? Every head in the classroom immediately turned toward the window.
This is an example of negation. When a person is told “don’t” they almost always “do”.
Give a child a full glass of milk and warn, “Don’t spill your milk”, makes it more likely that someone will be mopping up spilt milk. Saying instead, “Here’s a full glass of milk for you to be careful with”, send the message, “You are someone who can be trusted with a full glass of milk”.
Think of some “don’ts” that could be reworded more positively.
Read another issue of Table Topics
Which Do I Prefer?
Player One names a verb:
Player Two must name another verb that starts
with the last letter of the verb named
by Player One:
Player Three’s verb must start with the letter “p”:
And on you go!
