Brief description, and rules of the implementation of the learn

“Who Am I?” is an activity where each player wears a card on their forehead with the name of a famous person, animal, or fictional character, without knowing who they are.

By asking only yes/no questions, each player tries to figure out their identity. 

The first player to guess correctly wins the learning-game!

Skill focus

Primary Skill Focus

  • Problem-solving

Complementary/Secondary Skill Focus

  • Critical thinking
Age groupStudent numberDuration
6-10 years oldwhole class working in pairs or small groups50-100 minutes

Proposed step by step implementation of the learning activity

  1. Write the name of a person, animal, profession or famous figure on each post-it note.
  2. Stick a post-it notes on the forehead of each player without them seeing what is written on it.
  3. Choose someone to start. That person may ask one yes/no question to a classmate. Then it is the next player’s turn.
  4. If someone thinks they know who they are, they may take a guess during their turn.
  5. The game ends when everyone has correctly guessed their post-it note.