Match 3

Materials

Basic Materials:

• Game board (either on large white cardboard or projected onto a screen using a projector)
• One color card per group (group color)
• If the game board has been drawn on paper, you’ll need markers in the group colors to mark the squares.
• Stopwatch

Bible category:

• A sheet of paper and a pen for Pictionary
• 1 hammer
• Nails
• 1 board

Action Category:

• Eraser (or something similar with some weight)
• 3-meter-long string
• 1 shish kebab skewer
• 1 small tube

Sports Category:

• One ball
• one chair per group

General Category:

• one match to show

Preparation

• Create a game plan
• Gather materials for the activities
• Prepare the worksheet for employees

Procedure

• Divide the participants into groups of 4.
• Each group receives a colored card (group color).
• One group starts and selects a box, e.g., B2 = Sports.
• The group is then given a task related to sports.
• If the task is solved correctly, the box is colored in with the corresponding group color. (Tip: It’s best for the facilitator to mark on their task sheet which tasks they’ve already asked to avoid repetition.)
• If the task is answered incorrectly, the square remains as it is.
• The groups then take turns selecting a square and attempting to solve the corresponding task.
• The goal is to have 3 squares of the same color colored in horizontally, vertically, or diagonally next to each other.
• If the goal isn’t achieved by the end of regular playing time, the group with the most squares in its color can also win.

References

• Cover image: MariES
• Files listed: MariES