• Place the Image card deck face-down, and set aside the Prompt and Reflection cards for later.
• In each turn, one player is the MemoryTeller and the other players are Listeners.
• The MemoryTeller draws 4 Image cards randomly.
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• Pick 1 of the four cards that evokes a real memory.
• Return the remaining three cards to the deck.
• Show the card you picked to the group, and share your story within 2 mins.
Tip: If your mind goes blank, draw one Prompt card to evoke some memories!
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• Each Listener asks a question about the story. The goal of the questions is to help the group know the MemoryTeller a bit more as a person.
Tip: Listeners can choose to share a comment if they can't think of a question.
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• Place the Image card in the center of the table.
• Have a conversation as a group to decide: What are the 3 most important themes that capture the gist of this story?
• Write down the 3 themes on sticky notes and place them on the Image card.
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• Take turns clockwise to be the MemoryTeller.
• Decide as a group: Does this story connect with any other stories we have heard so far?
Tip: The connection could be a shared theme or an overarching theme.
Once all players have taken a turn, each player draws 1 Reflection card and asks the group the questions on their cards. Celebrate all you learned about each other!
Tip: Take a picture of all the cards your group used at the end of each round, and let it become part of your new shared memory! #MemoryKaleidoscope.
Try These Challenging Variations!
Variation I
The MemoryTeller no longer selects the Image card. Instead of the MemoryTeller choosing their own cards, have the Listener to the right of the MemoryTeller choose a single Image card for them.
Variation II
The last MemoryTeller from the previous round draws a new Image card for the group. Everyone shares a story based on the same chosen image.
Variation III
Develop your own set of rules and be sure to share them! #MemoryKaleidoscope