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Clap/Don’t Clap
5-10 Minutes Any number Review vocabulary words by category Use flashcards for younger learners Choose a category, such as animals, sports, etc. Call out a vocabulary word that fits the theme (ie ‘cat’ for animals) Students clap if you call…Colored Ballons
5-10 minutes 14702 Learn colors by hitting balloons to each other Have balloon colors represent different vocabulary words Have balloon colors represent sentences for more advanced classes Blow up balloons of different colors Send 4 or 5 balloons into class…Country Dash
5-15 minutes Groups of 2-3 Learn geography by moving the the right continent Stick flashcards to convenient objects so all students can play Have the last 5-10 students win and give them all a small prize Use nationality and/or language…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’…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…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…Fly Swatter
20 minutes 41789 Students use fly swatters to hit vocab words on the board Use pictures for young students who haven’t learned the alphabet Write vocabulary words scattered across the board Place two chairs in front of the board with…Alphabet Word Game
30 minutes Groups of 2-4 Practice vocabulary through themes Change around the categories based on level of students Divide class into groups of 2-4 students Each group assigns a writer The writer makes a chart with headings such as ‘Boy’s…
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