Prevent AIDS concentration

Objective:
· For target group to identify / recall / review vocabulary or other information and to check for understanding.

Target Group:
· Students of all levels

Group Size:
· 6-50 people

Time:
· 15 minutes

Materials:
· 18-20 cards (scrap paper), crayons, markers, blackboard ledge, tape or pocket chart.

Preparation:
· On half of the cards/paper, draw a picture related to AIDS, e.g., needles, condoms, two people holding hands, etc., and on the other half of the cards write a word or phrase that corresponds to the picture. The cards can be made in advance or made by the participants. (See Appendix III for sample cards).

Directions:
· Place cards face-down against the blackboard, propped on the ledge or in a pocket chart.

· Number and letter the cards so that they can be easily identified.

· Divide the group into two teams.

· Each team takes turns asking to see a pair of cards.

· The facilitator turns the cards over each turn. If they match, the team asking gets the cards and a point; if they don't match, the cards are turned face down again and it is the other team's turn.

· Continue playing until all the cards are matched. The team with the most points wins.

Variation 1:
· In order for the team that matches the cards to gain a point, the team must answer a question related to the cards that they matched, i.e., if the cards matched are a picture of a condom and the word "condom", the facilitator can ask, "Does a condom help to prevent AIDS?"

Variation 2:
· Instead of the cards being pictures and vocabulary words, the cards could be questions and answers or sentences cut into two halves.