Learning Activity
Understanding the community.
The lemon game.
With the help of a facilitator or trainer:
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Obtain lemons or any available fruits and put them in a basket.
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Each participant must pick a lemon from the basket and look at it very briefly (first picking).
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Each participant must then put the lemon back into the basket.
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Each participant must try to pick their lemon from the basket and look at it a little longer than the first time (second picking).
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Each participant should put the lemon back into the basket.
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Each participant must pick his/her lemon from the basket (third picking).
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By the ‘third picking’ each participant must be able to identify his/her lemon.
The facilitator will then ask those who were not able to identify their lemons to explain why they
failed to do so. Afterwards, the facilitator will ask those who identified their lemons to explain
why it was easier for them to pick out their lemon.
The facilitator or trainer will conclude with an explanation which is offered in the trainer tips
regarding the learning points of this game.
