Creating Your Own
Instant Challenges & Improvs!
You want to practice Instant Challenges & Improvs with your team.
You've used every problem in every book you can find.
Out of ideas? Try this!
Take one or more items from the first column, choose a type of creation from the second, and choose an objective from the third, and finally act it out with a situation in the last column.
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STUFF |
CREATE A... |
THAT WILL.... |
NOW FOR IMPROV...ACT OUT HOW YOUR CREATION WOULD BE USED IF...... |
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Paper clips Toothpicks Masking tape Envelopes Mailing labels Play-doh String Popsicle sticks Pencil Paper cup Styrofoam cup Paper plate Paper bowl Paper bag Pasta: spaghetti, macaroni, wheels, etc. Marshmallows Cheerios Toilet paper roll Egg carton Tin foil Empty shoe box Empty film canister Empty cereal box Rubber band Ruler Thumbtack File folder Newspaper Tennis balls Ping-pong balls |
Vehicle Container Tool Device New product Article of clothing Creature Toy Piece of furniture Bridge Structure Utensil Student survival kit Teacher survival kit Wilderness survival kit Ancient artifact Item of the future Protective covering: For hands For feet For head For an egg For an ornament For ______ Eating utensil Work of art New invention Shelter for a _____ Carrier Communication system TV Commercial |
---will move ____ feet. ---will support weight. ---will propel ping pong balls ____ feet. ---will stretch as far as possible. ---every teacher should have. ---every student needs. ---every team manager needs. ---every team needs. ---will remove leaves from your lawn. ---will rid your house of pests. ---will protect an egg from breaking. ---will transport golf balls from point A to point B. ---will maneuver an obstacle course. ---will hit a target ___ feet away. ---will do your homework for you. ---is guaranteed to wake someone up! ---is guaranteed to put someone to sleep! ---will amuse a baby. ---will detect intruders. ---will illustrate an old addage. ---will signal |
« You lived in a different time period.... chose randomly from many eras.EXAMPLES: Old West Ancient Egypt Roaring 20's « You were a famous person....choose randomly from many different familiar people.EXAMPLES: Albert Einstein Daffy Duck Florence Nightengale « You invented or discovered it.« You are a salesperson selling it door-to-door.« Use it in an familiar story or situation...choose randomly from many different familiar stories.EXAMPLES: Little Red Riding Hood Romeo & Juliet A TV Game show « Create a song, jingle, cheer for it. |
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