Toothpicks

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Stringer, D. M., & Cassiday, P. A. (2009). Toothpicks. In 52 Activities for improving cross-cultural communication (pp. 47-49). Intercultural Press. 

Tags:

  1. cultural simulation
  2. facilitation video
  3. other awareness
  4. preparation for study abroad
  5. Stringer and Cassiday

Flip chart or Powepoint slide listing rules, toothpicks (10 per participant), index cards with a "non-verbal rule" on each card, and eight different colored dots to code the cards that have the same nonverbal rule.