This is a good activity for students to describe the things they learned about or saw during their visit to Indiana Dunes.

Rules of the game: (1) Divide the students into two teams. Team A will go first.

2.Team A designates a person to be the clue-giver. Have the clue-giver sit away from his team. Place the taboo cards face down in front of the clue-giver. Designate someone from Team B to be the checker and look over the shoulder of the clue-giver.

3. When Team A and the clue-giver are ready, start timing for 75 seconds. The clue-giver can turn over the first card and hold it in his hand so only he and the checker from Team B can read it.

4. The object of the game is for the clue-giver to describe the "guess" word on the very top of the card without saying any of the "taboo" words or phrases printed below. No parts of the "guess or taboo" words are allowed. No rhyming words can be given. No hand motions or sound effects can be added. If the clue-giver says one of the taboo words, the checker from Team B can say "taboo". Then a new card is turned over.

5. Each time Team A figures out the "guess" word, the team scores a point and a new card is turned over. This continues until time runs out. If the clue-giver says a "taboo" word or passes a card and goes on to the next, the team loses a point.

6. When the 75 seconds runs out, the unfinished card does not count in the scoring. Switch the cards to Team B and begin again.

7. Let the students make up their own taboo cards to increase the playing time.

Teachers note: Students should play in-groups up to three per team. Photocopy enough sets of taboo cards so four or five games of taboo are being played in small groups. Cards only are at this link.

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