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…
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…
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’…
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…
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…
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…
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…
10 minutes Groups of 3-5 Review vocabulary/grammar structures with dice and flashcards
Have more advanced students say a full sentence using the structure or vocabulary indicated on the flashcard
Make a dialog with 6 lines and have flashcards represent lines…
10 minutes Groups of 5-7 Practice spelling vocabulary words and blow a paper fish around the room
Have students start on the other side of the room away from the board and WALK to the board before spelling
This will…
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…
