Description:

Pick and Play is one creative way to validate the group’s learning on certain concepts. The instructions are simple:

• The facilitator puts all participant names in one bag, and all validation questions related to the modules covered in another bag.
• A participant volunteer picks one name from the bag.
• The participant whose name was chosen picks a validation question from the other bag, reads it aloud, and answers it.
• The group helps the participant if s/he gets stuck.

When to Use:

Pick and Play works best for 10-15 minutes during the morning recap each day of a training session, so the facilitator can validate whether participants learned the concept, while there is still time remaining in the training to clarify and retrain where needed. Due to time, only a few questions should be covered in this method each day.

Note: For more information about using Pick and Play as a validation method, download Training Validation Methods: A how-to guide for assessing participant learning.