Harold's Drawing Game Cards (regular
version)
Harold's Drawing Game Cards (for beginning
readers)Object: Be the first team (or person) to make 4 correct guesses from sketched picture clues. Note: If you are playing this with your student, and it's just the two of you, you don't need to have an object! Just play for fun and try to guess each other's drawings. (Two Player Version at bottom of page.)
Materials Needed:
Set of Harold's Drawing Game Cards
Timer, if desired
Purple Crayons
Pad of Paper (or scrap paper-- just something to draw on)
How to Play--Regular Version
Pick teams (divide the number of people you have playing). Select one team to go first. One of the members will need to be the Sketcher and the other members will be Guessers.
The Sketcher selects (and secretly looks at) a card from the card stack. (You may want to have two card stacks if applicable-- one regular stack and one stack for beginning readers). The word on that card is to be sketched. First, the Sketcher turns the card face down so no one can see it. The Sketcher starts the timer (modify the time depending on the ages of your players-- 60 seconds may be too much time, but is good for beginners). The Sketcher then draws a picture clue (or many clues) of the word on the card.
Sketching Rules:
• No letters, words or numbers can be drawn.
• Never speak while sketching-- but you may gesture to indicate if the Guessers are on the right track.
As the Sketcher sketches, the Sketcher’s teammates start shouting out what they think is being drawn. Players can guess as many times as they want. Guessing is NOT done in turn! It's wild and fun!
If the Sketcher’s team guesses correctly before time runs out, the Sketcher’s team gets one point and marks the score on a separate sheet of paper; it is now the opposing team’s turn to sketch and choose a new card. However, if the Sketcher’s team does not guess correctly before the timer is emptied, they do not win the point. The opposing team then gets ten seconds to make one guess to win the point. If the opposing team guesses correctly, they win the point and mark the score on a separate sheet of paper. If the opposing team does not guess correctly, no one wins the point. It is now the opposing team’s turn to sketch and choose a new card.
Each time your team must draw a new card, select a new team member to be the Sketcher.