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Challenge your students and tap into their creative and analytical skills with this exciting lie detector icebreaker game!

This fun, skill building activity is the perfect opportunity to break the ice at the start of school or bring your class together any time of year. Your students will think creatively and critically, sharpen their verbal and writing skills, and develop methods of examination and persuasion.

What’s included:

  • Detailed and clear activity instructions
  • Helpful teaching notes from veteran teachers
  • Suggested sentence starters to help easily adapt for different learning levels
  • Lesson goals and objectives to maintain focus and assess student understanding

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