Chapter 38. Heads and Tails: Optimizing Resources

Goal

Goal

To optimize the use of available resources. Participants will form six-letter words by combining appropriate three-letter word pairs.

Time Required

Approximately 30 to 45 minutes

Group Size

Ten to twenty participants

Materials

Materials
  • Twenty large adhesive shipping labels and a felt-tipped marker

  • One copy of the Heads and Tails Answer Sheet for the facilitator

  • One sheet of blank paper and a pencil for each participant

Process

  1. Prior to the session, prepare the labels by using large block letters to print the following word pairs on separate labels.

    SEA – EGO

    CUT – PEN

    OFF – LET

    IMP – LED

    RAT – PET

    ARC – ORE

    TAR – HER

    GAL – ACE

    RED – ION

    CAR – DON

    BUT – ONE

    MAN – GET

    SON – HEM

    PAL – TON

    DAM – ART

    PAR – ICE

    MAR – SON

    FOR – NET

    PEA – RED

    ANT—AGE

  2. At the beginning of the session, place one or two labels (depending on the number of participants) on the back of each person.

  3. Distribute one sheet of paper and a pencil to each participant.

  4. Explain that each label bears two three-letter words. The word on the left is a “head” and the one on the right is a “tail.” When each head is joined to a particular tail, it will form a six-letter word. There are two rules: (1) participants are not allowed to merely make a list of the heads and tails and then match the words, but must find the ...

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