Recipes Tagged ‘game’
Lily knows her Geography!
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9 Aug 2009
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This is a variation of the 20 questions game but can also be a way to learn/produce/practice all lesson vocabulary.
Give all students post it notes. ( I like using the small ones, the really tiny ones). Students choose a famous person to write on the note OR a vocabulary item that you've studied/learned (maybe from a list on the board).
They put the…
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Top 5 was the first game I developed and the positive feedback I got from it, really keep me motivated to make more games. Teachers loved its simplicity and students loved the competitive aspect. It also has a neat creative thinking skill aspect.
1. Hand out the worksheet for each student. Put them in groups of 3/4.Name one scorekeeper for each group.
2. Show…
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Not like the other things
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Heads Down, thumbs up!
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28 Jul 2009This game is also known as 7 up.
Select 4-5 students and give them a flashcard/picture.
All other students put their heads down and one thumb up. The other students go around the classroom and gently squeeze one student's thumb. They return to the front of the class.
The student's whose thumbs were squeezed stand up and guess who did it by stating the vocabulary on the flashcard "Did a "bear" squeeze me?". …
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Sky Writing / Body Writing
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28 Jul 2009
BAAM is a game I made after a lot of thought. Many teachers told me that they were frustrated when playing games - only the high level students answered and were involved!
So I came up with BAAM and without a doubt, all students will remain engaged. There are many types already made to practice grammar and vocabulary. Or better yet, just…
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Whisper, Draw, Write….
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25 Jul 2009This is a variation of the famous "Telephone" game.
Write a word on a slip of paper and show it to a student. This student must whisper it to the second student. Then the second student must draw a picture of what he or she heard, and show it to the third student. The third student, then, writes the word that represents the picture and shows it to the fourth student…
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This is a wonderful idea. Just go to this site (or make your own) and print out great dice! Put your own pictures on the dice or have the students draw or use theirs.
Next, students use the picture dice to practice your target language. For example, if you have pictures of actions, and are practicing the past tense, students… » Click here to read the rest of ‘Picture Dice’…
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