
Jumble Jargon Icebreaker
A quick staff icebreaker activity where teams guess phonetic word jumbles.

Jumble Jargon is a quick guessing game where staff read a phonetic spell-out of a word or phrase and race to figure out what it actually says. Categories range from food to famous names to school-related terms, so there is something for everyone to get a laugh out of.
Why try it
Try this low prep activity to open up a meeting, have a quick brain break during a PD day, or run it as a friendly competition.
What's included
Browse the printables included with this resource.
Instructions
Prepare the slides
Print or project the included Jumble Jargon slides, each showing a phonetic spell-out of a word or phrase.
Guess as a group
Show one slide at a time and give staff a moment to guess the correct word or phrase out loud or on paper.
Reveal the answer
Show the answer slide, then move to the next jumble.
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