Taboo card include the target word which is a secret word known only by one student or on team. Also it includes a list of related words which you cannot use.
Students go in turns, picking one card from the deck. The aim of the activity is to describe the target word without using the related words from the list on the card.
As a teacher you can award points for guessing the words correctly. You can check if students are not using the words from the list. You might give penalty points for students who sneak secret words in.
Another variation of the game is to force students to make particular number of sentences, e.g. 6 sentences to describe the word 'house’. It’s important to make sure students don’t guess the word until particular amount of sentences is produced.