This game is fantastic! Select some vocabulary from a song your student’s enjoy (select words that repeat a lot). Then, ask them to choose and write in large letters, one of those words/phrases.
Divide the students into groups. The students stand up showing everyone their word and holding it high.
Play the song and students must sit down when they hear their word. Stand up again when they hear it again. Last one standing wins and the group with the most standing wins too!
Lots of variations, students can decide to begin sitting or standing and that gives an element of chance.
See many examples in ppt HERE. Or go to the video examples HERE.
This post was submitted by David.
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3 Responses to Last One Standing Song Game
Daniel K
July 27th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
I love Last One Standing! I did it with The Beatles’ “8 Days a Week,” and I think the students (grade 6 – 12 year-olds) had fun. I found, however, that even with using a Youtube video someone made that had the lyrics on screen along with the song, I still needed to prompt students to stand or sit when their word/phrase came up…
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