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ESL Games: Minesweep

5-10 minutes Groups of 2-4 Review vocabulary with flashcards Make the whammy card be a “safe” card, where everyone but the student who turned over the card has to perform the silly task Have players get one point for each…

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ESL Games: Nim

5-10 minutes Groups of 2-4 Review vocabulary words with flashcard tic-tac-toe Play with the alphabet where the student who says “Z” loses Play with numbers where a number is set ahead of time to be the last number Have the…

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ESL Games: Run and Write

10-20 minutes Groups of 3-4 Find word in list and write in on the board Use sentences for higher levels See Running Dictation Give each team a list of words Have each team select a leader Teacher says one word…

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ESL Games: Running Dictation

15-30 minutes Pairs or small groups Remember words and phrases and dictate them to your partner Use pictures for children who can’t spell and have them draw the picture instead of writing the words Use multiple sentences for more advanced…

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Sentence Jumble

30-45 minutes Any Review sentence structures and verb tenses Use easy sentences for less advanced students Use more complex sentences for more advanced students Preparation: Make a series of sentences, three more than the number of teams in your class…

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Shiritori

10-15 minutes 2 groups of at least 2 students Make word lists by using the last letter of the previous word Have several 4 to 5-minute game “rounds” In the first round, all team members participate In the second round,…

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Spell from a Bag

5-20 minutes Small groups of 2 or more Review vocabulary words and practice spelling Use letter blocks instead of having students write their letters on paper Use sentences with some similar words for more advanced students Divide the class into…

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Dice of Fortune

d10-20 minutes Any Hangman meets Wheel of Fortune to review vocab and sentences Allow students to “bank” their point at the end of the round and use them in the next one ‘1’ and ‘3’ = lose a turn, ‘2’…

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Discovering Sentences

15-30 minutes Groups of 2 Use word lists to create sentences Who can make the shortest sentence? Who can make the longest sentence? Who can make the most sentences? Give each student a photocopy of a list of 150-300 mixed…

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Dictation Game

10-15 minutes Groups of 2-3 Review dialogs by having students dictate to each other Have groups of 3 with one ‘runner’ who relays between reader and writer Select a dialogue/short story from the lesson Have each student work with a…