Interactive Activities

Add these activities into your lessons, training, or presentations to make them more interactive.

Interactive Activities to Introduce a New Topic

You can use one of the following interactive activities to help introduce and engage the audience with a new topic:

  • Guess the Topic: Ask a few fun or interesting questions related to the topic. Based on these clues, participants try to guess the topic of the lecture, sparking curiosity and interest.

  • Picture Prompt: Show a few pictures related to the topic and have participants name what they see. From their answers, they will try to figure out the topic of the lesson.

  • Background Knowledge Probe: Ask a few simple questions to check what the audience already knows about the topic. This helps you adjust the content to their level.

  • Assess Common Misconceptions: Present common misconceptions about the topic and see how many people believe them. This activity clears up misunderstandings and prepares the group for new insights.

Guess the Topic - Topic Introduction Activity Template
Today's Topic Quiz Template - Picture Prompt
Basic Python Programming Quiz - Background Knowledge Probe
Climate Change and Global Warming Quiz - Assess Common Misconceptions

Interactive Activities to Check and Strengthen Understanding

These activities help test and improve participants' understanding of the topic:

  • Real Life Application: Present real-world problems connected to the topic. Participants solve these problems using what they have learned, helping them understand how the topic applies to everyday situations.
  • 3 Truths and 1 Lie: Present 4 statements about a chosen topic. Three are true, and one is false. The audience's task is to identify the lie among the facts. This activity helps keep people interested while boosting their knowledge and encouraging them to think critically.
Newton's Laws of Motion - Real Life Application
3 Truths and 1 Lie - WW2 Edition