Guess Who aka Guess What
10-20 minutes Any Form questions and identify a person or thing This game can be played as ‘Guess What’, in which case students are playing to identify an object, animal, etc It is often good to start with an object…Bowling
20-40 minutes Any Answer questions and try to knock down bottles with a ball Keep score as in real bowling Use more bottles Use other activities such as tossing coins in a hat, etc. Divide class into teams Set up…Building Block Stories
20-40 minutes Groups of 2-5 Use colored blocks to develop sentence creation skills and review N, V, & Adj Have students make the sentences as a team Have students make the sentences as individuals Have the sentences tell a short…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’…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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