Description

Ages: 12 and up

Grades: 7th and up

Think N’ Sync

Shout it out—can you and your partner think of the same thing at the same time?

Pick a partner, flip a category, and count down: 3…2…1… say it! From “movie princess” to “ice cream flavor” to “something orange,” your answers only score when they match. It’s fast, funny, and perfect for building quick thinking, vocabulary, and teamwork.

How to Play:

1. Pair up and draw a category card.

2. Count down together and shout one answer each.

3. If your answers match, score a token! If not, try the next card.

Skill Targets:

• Rapid naming & word retrieval

• Category knowledge & vocabulary

• Flexible thinking & reasoning

• Listening, turn-taking, and partner coordination

• Perspective-taking (predicting your partner’s answer)

Usage Settings:

• Speech therapy & social groups

• Classroom brain breaks & centers

• Family game night

• Small-group counseling or OT sessions

Therapy Benefits:

• Motivates repeated practice of categories/lexical access

• Encourages concise expression under time pressure

• Builds shared attention and collaborative problem-solving

• Creates low-stakes opportunities for pragmatic language

Includes:

✔️ 225 category cards
✔️ 8 scoring tokens