This game focuses on storytelling and using imagination. Students should take turns to continue the story with their chosen words. Ensure they include different linking words and use the correct tense.
The teacher should also play, in order to guide the story in case the students seem to struggle. Working together to set the plot and invent the characters makes this a fun game for students of all levels. I personally like to play this game at the start of class to get everyone hyped up, or in between study periods to help them wind down a little.
For lower level groups, it may be advisable to appoint a topic and ask the student to choose a word that is somehow connected to that topic. For higher level students, they should be expected to plan and ask their questions carefully, as the topic could be anything! You can choose to alter the rules if it seems too difficult for the students to guess the word. Just be sure to guide them with their question planning, so they ask the questions in the most appropriate way to help them narrow down the clues.
It also helps to keep a list of the clues as you go, to help them remember what has already been asked. This is a fun and challenging game, it will help students to develop their question building skills especially with word order and the use of auxiliary verbs. It will gear them to focus on being inquisitive and using their interrogative skills. More for you: How to Form Questions in English? Best questions to ask to get to know someone!
Break the class into 2 teams and place a chair at the front of the class facing the students away from the board. Call up one student from the first team to sit on the hot seat. Firmly remind everyone in the class that they MUST NOT, under any circumstances, read aloud what you write, whisper to their friends, say the word in any language nor gesticulate to give it away. They are only allowed to use clues that do not include the written word to help their team member at the front guess what the word is.
Write a word on the board in large letters behind the hot seat. If the person at the front cannot guess the word in the allotted time, then the other team gets to have a go for a bonus point. Then swap teams and start again. Ensure the person on the hot seat cannot see what you write on the board! I generally deduct points for cheating, using their mother tongue or using their hands to describe the clues, otherwise it defeats the object!
Here are some suggestions for words, but you can use anything you like for the appropriate level of your students, and what is relevant to their lives or studies:. This is something that can be used in several different ways be creative! Write a list of situations on pieces of paper and mix them up in a bag or pot.
Students go to the front in pairs or small groups, one at a time, and pick a scenario to act out. The first person to say the correct answer gains points for their team. Another way to play this, which works really well for students on an individual basis, is to use a situation based on what you have previously taught them and they have to overcome any problems that you present to them. For example, if you are teaching English related to business, you could act as an important client who is disappointed about a business deal.
The student has to remain professional and find a solution. At the same time, you should continue to present further problems for as long as you can. When you feel they have done well to resolve the issues, then you can reward points. It makes it more fun when you switch roles, so the student gets to act as the client and present YOU with the problems, and you, as the business professional, try to find a solution.
This could work with any topic or subject if you put your mind to it, such as English for law, economics, business, engineering, IT, finance or even general English.
This is a fun and quick game you can play to wake everyone up if you feel like they might be losing concentration a bit! Ask the students draw six columns on their paper and write a category at the top of each column.
You can choose categories that fit your topic. You can include food, names, cities or countries, furniture, verbs and clothing. Then, choose a random letter and write it on the board. Ask students to write down a word for each category that starts with that letter.
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Published on: March 14, by: Guest. Last Man Standing This is a game which gives students the time to think and encourage peer learning. Charades This is a popular game which is similar to Pictionary. Pictionary Pictionary is like a charade, but your students will draw, instead of acting the words out. Board Race Board Race is a fun game that is used for revising vocabulary. Taboo Words Looking for a game which can help your students practice synonyms and descriptions?
Choose one person to sit in front of their team and stand behind the students and hold a piece of paper with a word on it The team has three minutes to get the one in front to say the word on paper. Hangman A favourite game among teachers, Hangman can be used at the start of the class to warm up the students and get them active.
Hot Seat This game is similar to Taboo Words. Chalkboard Acronym First, you have to write a word vertically on the board. You can change the rule and require the words to be related to the acronym.
Categories This game is a great way to fill up the last few minutes of the class. Comments are closed. Visas Contact Us. Apply Now. Receive weekly details of new roles, useful resources and teacher blogs. We promise no spam. View all resources. English Class pupils heralded in their week-long autumn break last Friday by playing traditional board games together for a couple of lessons. In addition to just being plain old fun, playing board games has many other benefits.
Social scientists advocate playing board games to teach lessons about getting along with others Kamii and DeVries ; Zan and Hildebrandt Board games encourage kids to practice following rules, detecting patterns, strategizing to predict the outcome of alternative moves, planning ahead and learning from experience. Some board games reward logical reasoning and deduction. Others promote vocabulary development and thinking under pressure. By playing with peers and older role models pupils learn something else, too.
They learn how to win—and lose—with grace and good manners Gobet et al Just by studying the engrossed faces of the pupils pictured in the collages above, it is evident that playing board games is an engaging treat. English Class fourth grade pupils, along with first and second graders, played board games for an hour on Friday. They were placed in groups of four with a fourth grader taking responsibility as the group leader. For some reason, it was always the younger ones who determined what game to play!
This entire week before winter break at school has revolved around friendship. On the landing of the staircase in the B-wing we have a tree full of hearts. Each heart provides a tip on how to be a good friend.
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