Chapter 38. Heads and Tails: Optimizing Resources
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
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
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
At the beginning of the session, place one or two labels (depending on the number of participants) on the back of each person.
Distribute one sheet of paper and a pencil to each participant.
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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