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Whiteboard Soccer

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:51:09 +0000

Soccer is an international game and all kids are crazy about it – even girls! Whiteboard soccer is a great way to make review and quizzes fun.

Draw a soccer pitch on the board. A magnet will be the ball. Divide the class into two teams. If you want to do it all the way, play a karaoke anthem (see the anthems on our karaoke page) and do the coin toss. Nominate a captain. Get a student to be the scorekeeper and move the ball on the whiteboard.

Teams keeps moving the ball if they get the answer right. 3 correct answers equal a goal and then change possession. A wrong answer and change ball possession. Hit students with yellow or red cards (penalty kick) for not raising their hands, complaining etc……

Use this game to review or just to have fun. You can also get some great trivia questions HERE but I’d recommend that the best is to have students make the questions to play the game! Student created content is the way to go.

This post was submitted by David Deubelbeiss.

Guessing about the Classroom competition

Peter — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:00:32 +0000

Seat TWO students at the front of the class facing the white/black board with the other students looking on. The two students are both given a chance to answer each question and they are awarded points for correct answers.

Sample Questions

1. How many windows / tables / chairs / students are there?

2. What are their names?

3. Who is sitting next to Z / between X and Y / opposite X / on the left / on the right?

4. What is (s)he wearing? / What colour is Z’s shirt.

This post was submitted by Peter.

Jeopardy – student review game

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:53:50 +0000

Jeopardy is a great way to review your student learning and to motivate your students. Also a good game for a camp or a class that likes competition.

If you have a computer, use many of the games/templates on EFL Classroom 2.0. (Also go to the bottom of the Games page for flash jeopardy games). Just change the slides for questions specific to your students.

If you don’t have a computer, use THIS brainstorming worksheet. Students create the questions for Jeopardy based on the categorizes and brainstorming in the mind map.

Go around the classroom, each group taking turns to ask their questions. I have students reply by knocking lightly. This way, it is easier for the teacher to tell who was first. Make sure to have a prize handy for the winning team (or just let them leave class first!)

Here too are some great trivia questions, 1,000s of them!

This post was submitted by eflclassroom.

Fling the Teacher review game

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:00:11 +0000

Fling the Teacher is a great game.

Created by Andrew Field, a history teacher, you can download the generator on the games page of EFL Classroom and make your own game for reviewing your lessons.

Students love the game and try one out HERE or on the games page. You’ll love it. Please upload your games to EFL Classroom 2.0 and share! Also see how to make a game HERE.

This post was submitted by David.