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…
5-10 minutes Any Learn and practice body parts by drawing monsters
Let students take the drawings home for coloring
Have students explain their pictures with other students
Make sure each student has a piece of paper/notebook
Ask one student a…
5 minutes At least 3 Practice spelling words by writing them on the backs of other students
Instructions for older students:
Have students sit in team lines
Teach these actions: tap own shoulder for ‘repeat’ and nod for ‘OK, I…
20-25 minutes At least 6 Review class material by playing bingo style trivia
Use different categories for ‘W’ and ‘Q’
Use more than 2 categories
For large classes, have one person in each group be the leader and give them…
