No.266
Draw a House with One Shared Pen
Japanese name: 一本のペンで家を描こう
Materials
- 1 sheet of large poster paper or A3 paper per group
- 1 thick water-based marker per group
- A timer
How to play
- Gather around the paper and hold one shared pen. Agree on a comfortable grip, such as touching the barrel with fingertips without overlapping hands.
- Announce that the task is to draw a house. For the first 2 minutes, keep touching the pen and draw one house together without speaking.
- For the next minute, talking is allowed. Discuss additions and complete the drawing. Do not pull hard against one another.
- At 3 minutes, let go. Discuss what was understood without words and what became clear only after talking.
- To continue with a new subject, use fresh paper and change who initiates the drawing.
Ways to adapt
Older primary: begin with one circle and one triangle. Offer an observation-and-feedback role to anyone uncomfortable with physical contact.