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WAY Game Card Creation Prompt with AI

Created by my grade 5 students
Created by my grade 5 students

Welcome, WAY Game Players!

You’re about to create a custom set of WAY Game Cards using your CAP Notebook, your imagination, and a little help from AI. These cards help you express what you know, who you are, and what matters to you. Let’s even the playing field and make learning fun, meaningful, and shareable.

 

Background

The WAY Game is rooted in:

  • Pathfinder student learning profiles

  • Dr. Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

  • Bloom’s Taxonomy for higher-order thinking

  • The 5Ws (Who, What, When, Where, Why)

  • The Gamification of Education


The goal? To build confidence, creativity, and connections by turning your ideas into games that can be played at home, school, or online.

 

Prompt Instructions

STEP 1: Choose a CAP Notebook Page [This is your page - more later.]

  • Open to a random graphic page in your CAP Notebook.

  • This is your first theme prompt for creating Game Cards.

  • Write down the page number and description of the image.


    Example: Page 47 – “A horse in a field.”

 

STEP 2: Cut and paste - Fill in the Prompt Template Below

 

WAY Game Card Prompt

1. Make questions for all seven WAY Games..

2. Image Prompt: [Describe your CAP image or topic.]

3. Topic/Theme: [Choose a topic from school curriculum, hobbies, SWAY websites.]

4. Division Level?:   Grades 1–3 (Div. 1), Grades 4–6 (Div. 2), Grades 7–9 (Div. 3)   Division 4 High School, Division 5 College and beyond

5. Vocabulary Level: [Adjust wording based on your grade level.]

6. Is it a Question or an Activity?

7. Include Open and Closed questions:   - Open-ended (higher-order thinking)   - Closed-ended (fact-based recall)

8. Action Word (e.g., explain, compare, trace, sketch, act, define):   - Insert verbs

9. Number of Q&As or Activities you want: [Usually 3]

  1. Good examples of Q&As. The more you feed AI, the better the results you get.

  2. Career Tie-Ins: [List 3 possible careers connected to this topic.]


Bonus Tip: You may consult [thewaygame.ca] (https://thewaygame.ca) or [playway.ca](https://playway.ca) to explore blog posts or videos that relate to your topic and inspire your Game Cards.


 7-Way Games: Horse in a Field – Game Card


{You would be expected to edit these responses.}

 

1. Answer It (Short Answer Questions)

  1. Closed – What do horses eat in the wild?

  2. Closed – How many legs does a horse have?

  3. Open – Why do horses live in herds, and how does that help them survive?

Skills: recall, comprehension, convention use

 

2. Act It (Improvised Scenes)

  1. In a barn with a runaway horse… (Act out the rescue.)

  2. In a field with a horse that talks… (Act out a magical discovery.)

  3. In a veterinarian's clinic with a horse who hates shots… (Act out the check-up.)

Skills: imagination, social-emotional expression, collaboration

 

3. Draw It (Visual Learning)

  1. Recreate the horse in the field using your own details (fence, barn, sun, etc.).

  2. Trace the outline of a horse, then add speech bubbles or thought clouds.

  3. Draw a “day in the life” scene: What else might be in this field from sunrise to sunset?

Skills: observation, fine motor skills, memory activation

 

4. Spell/Define It (Vocabulary Focus)

  1. Spell and define: gallop

  2. Spell and define: pasture

  3. Spell and define: domesticated

Skills: vocabulary building, grammar, penmanship

 

5. Question It (20 Questions Style Game)

Choose a mystery object from the scene or a related topic:

  •  A saddle

  • A hay bale

  •  A hoofprint

Let the other team guess using yes/no questions:

"Is it man-made?" "Does the horse use it?" "Is it found outdoors?"

Skills: deduction, asking clear questions, listening

 

6. Speak It (Short Talks or Debates)

  1. Open – Should people be allowed to keep horses in city areas?

  2. Closed/Open combo – What is the best farm animal and why?

  3. Open – If you could spend a day as any animal, would you choose a horse?

Skills: speaking clarity, persuasion, reasoning

 

7. Move/Groove It (Physical or Musical)

  1. Act out 3 ways a horse moves: walk, trot, gallop. (Charades-style)

  2. Create a simple rhythm using your hands and feet that mimics a galloping horse.

  3. Race from one side of the room to the other like you're escaping a storm, then freeze like a statue in the field!

 Skills: movement, rhythm, motor coordination, fun!


Career Tie-Ins: 1. Veterinarian  2. Park Ranger  3. Wildlife Photographer


Final Thoughts

The purpose of this activity is to:

  • Integrate AI into the creation of questions and activities for the WAY Game

  • Encourage creativity and critical thinking

  • Use AI as a partner in learning, not a shortcut


You can use this prompt every time you play to generate unique, thoughtful Game Cards. Cut and paste results into your Game Card. Format Font size to 6 points.

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