1. Challenge: Students make only one, obvious connection.
- Tip: Ask for three different associations.
- Trick: Give prompts such as “Think of a story connection… a shape connection… a sound connection…”
2. Challenge: Some students hesitate to speak.
- Tip: Allow pair-sharing before whole-class sharing.
- Trick: Provide sentence starters (“I chose this because…”).
3. Challenge: Students treat it as a speed game.
- Tip: Remove competitive elements; emphasise creativity points.
- Trick: Reward “most original connection” each round.
4. Challenge: Creative fatigue or repeated answers.
- Tip: Offer category prompts (colour, emotion, habitat).
- Trick: Let students invent one completely new card to refresh the chain.