Activity

Hand Lines

Students discover their friends' future by reading the palm lines on their hands.

Archived from Englipedia.
Originally submitted by Raegina Taylor / Ben Lemar / Morgan Rook on Aug 22, 2007.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

  • HandLines attachments: Raegina's / Ben's / Morgan's
  • A blow-up or drawing on the board of the worksheet palm (optional)

DETAILED EXPLANATION:

  • After handing out a worksheet to each student, read over the different line meanings on it.
  • Each student interviews three of their friends about their future.
  • Do the first interview as a class. The five questions pertain to: children, long life, happiness, intelligence and wealth.
  • Students record their answers on the worksheet.
  • As a class, tally the results.

VARIATIONS:

  • The first interview is just yes/no answers. The second and third they must make a sentence and give more information – Yes, I am. I'm going to have four children.

TIPS/CAUTIONS:

  • This activity will most likely leave the students 'ooo-ing' and 'aaah-ing' over their palms, so make sure you leave time for this new realization.
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Submitted by Englipedia Archive November 25, 2019 Estimated time: 15-30 min
  1. barronator May 26, 2021

    If you want to do something along the lines of 'palm reading' - run it by your JTE first. I was adapting this for my lesson and at 90% completion my JTE said it was too 'risky' as some students could be potentially offended by ideas of 'fate'. Even making all the potential connotations positive wasn't enough to assuage her fears. I think it's a fun idea, but do understand the risks.

  2. jamesyjames April 26, 2023

    Good point, @barronator. Even a simple harmless game like MASH had some of my students confused and perhaps a little concerned about playing with fate.

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