Student handout — Classroom Games
Whisper Down the Line
Whisper Down the Line
How to play
- Stand in a line.
- Listen carefully when it's your turn. You only hear it once.
- Whisper exactly what you heard to the next person.
- The last person writes the sentence on the board.
- Compare it to the real sentence.
Word bank
| Word | Simple meaning |
|---|---|
| whisper | to say something very quietly |
| original | the first one, before it changed |
| version | one form of something that can change |
| opinion | what you think about something |
| agree | to think the same thing |
Talk about it
After the sentence is revealed, answer with your group:
- I think the sentence changed because ___.
- I think ___ because ___.
- I agree / disagree with the sentence because ___.