Activity 63 · Arts & Design
Sentence-Building Barrier

Materials Matching word or phrase cards.
What to describe
Partners build a matching procedure sentence step by step — the ordered instructions of a science or engineering process — where word order changes the outcome.
Roles
How a round works
Make it harder or easier
Harder
Describe using only shape, position, and color words — no gestures, no questions.
Easier
Allow yes/no questions and agree on a shared starting shape or anchor point.
Reflect
Skills
Standards & alignment
TEKS Fine Arts / ELAR TEKS · describing, creating & precise descriptive language (confirm grade code)
NGSS NGSS SEP-8: Obtaining, Evaluating & Communicating Information