Challenge: Students create only literal or simple combinations. Tip: Ask: “Make it stranger!” or “Add a special ability!” Provide prompts (e.g. emotion + object, weather + animal).
Challenge: Students struggle to visualise the mash-up. Tip: Use silhouettes, shapes, or mix-and-match images for support. Let them sculpt it with recycled materials.
Challenge: Some students hesitate to share ideas. Tip: Allow pair-sharing first. Provide sentence starters: “Our mash-up can… Because…”
Challenge: Groups get stuck after one idea. Tip: Encourage “3 versions rule”, generate three different interpretations. Trick: Add constraints: time travel, underwater, robot mode, etc.
Challenge: Creativity drops due to perfectionism. Tip: Celebrate “weird,” “funny,” or “impossible” ideas. Emphasise process over product.
