Game of Awesome

Game of Awesome - Literacy Resource

Game of Awesome is a card game for 3-6 players designed to engage and inspire kids to tell stories and learn to write. Playing the game helps students generate ideas quickly which they can explore, expand and then write stories about.

The basic game has been produced as four sets of cards containing topics, themes and ideas that students years 5-8 will find interesting, involving and often ridiculous! The cards can be used independently or mixed and matched to create new combinations and infinitely more ideas.

Last week, Room 9 learnt how to play the Game of Awesome, with the aide of 'experts' from Room 8.  Miss Alloway (Sarah), and I moved about the room and joined in with groups as their games progressed. At each group, we found the learner's were responding positively and allowing their creativity and imaginations to flow. There are many humorous cards, and to put them together and share the story/sequence of events, that the 'judge' chose, was often hilarious. I came up wth a way to challenge them further, by choosing two cards, rather than one. 

Here are some pictures of our session with Room 8...