Liar's Club: the whiteboard game that kills ten minutes or fifty

Teacher Notes: Liar's Club

• Word selection matters more than you think. Concrete nouns ("ottoman," "nutmeg") are easier to lie about than abstract adjectives. For lower levels, choose words that sound funny or have clear images.
• Whisper or text the real definition to the truth-teller so the liars don't overhear. If your room's small, write it on a scrap of paper.
• Let them write during prep time but make them speak without reading. This forces them to process the sentence, not parrot it.
• If a liar freezes, their teammates can help or you can give them a sentence frame: "A [word] is something you use to…"
• Run a practice round with a word they DO know (e.g., "bicycle") so they understand the rhythm before the stakes feel real.