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What's the Quote? Cards (Print-N-Play)

1/22/2020

[Be sure to get down to the examples at the bottom of this post - updated 3/19/20]

I ran across a reference to the clip-art icon site TheNounProject.com and got hooked on the thousands of choices. (Thanks so much to the person who posted it on one of the Facebook groups I follow - sorry I didn't save the reference). So, I paid the unlimited license for the year ($40) to see how much use I can get from the site. What's the Quote? Cards, is the first thing that came in. Your downloadable print-n-play set is to the right - face-to-face and online play.

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*Use the Online version when you want to share some of the cards during virtual programming. (As shown in THIS VIDEO)

Getting Started I just got back from FedEx with my set of cards. I printed them on sturdy glossy card stock ($2) and I made two other sets on regular copy paper (more about why below). I used the rotary cutter at FedEx to chop up my sets (I was there about an hour cutting up three sets of cards).

So far, I'm thinking I'll use the glossy set to re-use with different groups - we'll write the quotes on index cards or Post-Its. For the copy paper sets, I'm going to have participants simply write the quotes on the cards and do something with these depending on the context.

Thoughts So Far I will scatter the cards out on a table/floor so all the images are visible. I think a discussion about quotes and maybe some (of my favorite) examples might help spark the fires. Depending on the group and context, I'll direct them in one of the following:

General Directions - Look around through the pool of cards. Be open to the possible quotes that might come into your brain about any of the cards. When you get a strong feeling about one of the cards, one you can put your own original (or something close to another quote you might know) quote to, pick that one out of the pool, grab a pen and write your quote under the image on the card. Notice there is not a lot of room under the images, so try to craft your quote to fit within that space. Besides, short quotes are easier to remember. When everyone is finished, we can discuss our work. (If there is time, maybe while waiting for others to finish, players can make more than one quote card.)
Quote for Another - Think of someone in your life right now, it could be a friend, family member, teacher, (co-worker, retail shop owner, police officer...) with whom you would like to show gratitude or cheer them up. Then, look through the cards with this person in mind. Find an image that inspires an original quote from you that you would like to give this person. Grab the card, write your quote on it and pass it along the next time you see him/her.
Quote to Yourself - (Student Context) You will be looking for an image that inspires an original quote that you are going to save and then read on your graduation day. What do you want to say to yourself on that day? What image will inspire you? (With this one I would have envelopes to seal their image quote into and take home to store in a safe place until graduation.)

What else can we do with these? I would love to hear your ideas. Share in the Comments (or send me an email). We'll Beta for a couple months then I'll create an 'official' write-up to send out. (And, thanks for the help!!)

All the best,

Chris Cavert, Ed.D.

Update 3/29/20
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Tools for Team Builders: Card Groupings (video)

1/9/2020

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This episode of Tools for Team Builders: Card Groupings explains how to get groups of up to 52, and, specifically a group of 60, into different sized groups quickly.

What do You Need: You'll need one standard deck of playing cards for 30 to 52 participants (if the group size is under 30, I use other methods for getting into different sized groups - like Back-to-Back or People to People). If you have 53 to 104 participants in your group, you'll need two decks of playing cards - the two decks need to have different back logos or colored patters. (If you are working with more that 104 participants, another way of creating groups might be better - like, a predetermined list of players in a group or handing out colored bandanas randomly as people join in your program.)

Before starting this one, you need to prep the cards (this is covered in the video, but I thought I'd include it here since I already had this written!). All the Aces will be at the top of the deck (no matter how many decks you use) then, all the twos, then three, then fours, fives and so on - the Kings will be at the bottom of the deck.

When you're set to distribute, call the players in near you and then deal out one card to each person in the group. This might take a little time, minute or two, but it's a nice way to say, "Hi" to everyone in your group. (By looking at the cards you have left over, you can determine how many people are in the group and how many smaller groupings you want to make.)

Card Terminology Be sure to teach everyone the language you are going to use for the groupings. As noted in the video:

There is the BACK, the logo or colored pattern
There is the FACE, the side with numbers, letters and shapes (suits)
The RANK, this is the value of the card - Aces, 2s, 3s, 4...10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings
The SUITS, Clubs, Spades, Hearts & Diamonds
Finally, there are two COLORS, red & black

The Blind Shuffle: Once everyone has a card, ask them to exchange cards with others until you say, "Stop!" (Let them exchange cards for about 15 seconds.) After you have called the stop, let them know how the groupings will play out. Here's how it works. You are going to share a grouping of cards (examples below). Everyone does their best to arrange themselves into the grouping. If someone cannot find a grouping, he/she can find you and you will help him/her get into a group (depending on how many cards were dealt, you might simply place players from the remainder into other groups near by - this is also explained a bit more in the video).

Activity Idea, Grouping Commonalities: When everyone is in the specified group you directed, the task is to find as many things in common with each other as possible. After each grouping gets together, they will have three minutes to discover how many things they have in common - a nice way just to get people talking and learning a little bit about each other (e.g., all have a bike, all like peperoni pizza, all have pets). After three minutes, the facilitator calls for a blind shuffle, calls a "STOP", checks to see if everyone has one card, then calls a new grouping.

Examples
One Deck of Cards for about 50 Players (in video):

Pairs - Like Rank & Same Color
Groups of 4 - Like Rank
Groups of 6 or 7 - Like Suit, Evens and Odds
Groups of 12 to 13 - Like Suits
Groups of 25 or 26 - Like Colors

Two Decks of Cards for about 60 Players (in video):
[First take out the clubs of both decks. Then, Take out the Jacks, Queens & Kings of the remaining Hearts, Diamonds and Spades - this leaves you with 60 cards]

Pairs - Same Rank, Same Suit
Groups of 3 - Same Rank, Same Back
Groups of 5 - Same Suit, Same Back, Odds and Evens
Groups of 6 - Same Rank
Groups of 10 - Same Suit, Same Back
Groups of 12 - Two Ranks get together, Aces and 2s, 3s and 4a, 5s and 6s and so on.
Groups of 15 - Same Color, Odds and Evens
Groups of 30 - Same Color

Two Decks of Cards for about 100 players (bonus - not in video):

Pairs - Same Rank, Same Suit
Groups of 4 - Same Rank, Same Back
Groups of 6 or 7 - Same Suit, Same Back, Odds and Evens
Groups of 8 - Same Rank
Groups of 12 or 13 - Same Suit, Same Back
Groups of 16 or 17 - Two Ranks together, AND you'll need to distribute the players with the Kings to other groups.
Groups of 26 - Same Suit

Let us know what other sorts of activities you like to do when moving through groupings of different sizes. Share it in the Comments - Thanks.

All the best,

Chris Cavert, Ed.D.

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