Life without taps - Cafod

Life without Taps – A simulation game for KS2 and KS3 8
Preparation
1. Make a copy of the Family sheet for
each ‘family’.
Storekeeper’s
table
2. Make enough photocopies of the pictures
of items needed (p.13) depending on
number of ‘families’ playing i.e. one of
each item for each family. Cut out.
3. Photocopy the Tally sheet for
the ‘storekeeper’.
Family A
Family B
4. Photocopy the Chance cards onto a
piece of card and cut out.
5. Gather plenty of scrap paper, clean
on one side. approx. 50 sheets for
6 ‘families’.
Family C
Family D
6. Set up the room.
Place 2 lines of 3 tables down the middle of
the room with plenty of space for getting up
and down.
At one end of the room, set up the
Storekeeper’s table with the card items
on it and the tally sheet.
Family E
Family F
At the other end of the room, lay a long
piece of blue/brown cloth e.g. old curtain
or a bench to denote where the river is.
Place buckets on or under the end of each
Family’s table with the equipment they need
to ‘collect’ water.
The river
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