This can be done by taping flashcards to the board or simply by writing the words or drawing pictures. The students line up in front of the board and are given about a minute to try to memorize all the vocabulary words they see.
If you use flashcards, you can hand the student the card as an easy way to keep score. Try these last-minute ESL lesson plans that can be adapted for any class. This is another fun game for practicing vocabulary. Brainstorm with your students to come up with a list of categories maybe from new vocabulary you have recently taught , and write each category on a flashcard.
Examples could be colors, jobs, or verbs. Choose two students to stand up. The first student to come up with something from within that category that begins with the letter is the winner and remains standing.
Chose another student to go against the winner, and repeat with a new category and letter. For your call sheet, you can use the usual numbers and letters or get more creative with vocabulary you have recently taught. For very young students, use pictures instead of words. Cut out the call sheet and put the squares into a hat. Give each student a bingo card as well as something to mark their card with. The other students listen for what is called and mark the called word or image on their card.
What is task-based learning? Find out about this popular teaching method! To play this ESL game for children, divide your students into two groups. Have each group write the letters of the alphabet on pieces of paper you give them to make flashcards. This game is similar to Taboo Words. You can write the name on the board and one student will guess the word. The rest of the class must guess the word by describing it.
First, you have to write a word vertically on the board. Each student must come up with a word starting with each letter of the vertical word. This game is a great way to fill up the last few minutes of the class. Ask the students draw six columns on their paper and write a category at the top of each column. You can choose categories that fit your topic. You can include food, names, cities or countries, furniture, verbs and clothing.
Then, choose a random letter and write it on the board. Ask students to write down a word for each category that starts with that letter. Many thanks to Fazreen Razeek from Edarabia. Fazreen has served the education industry for over 5 years, is extremely passionate about education technology and also writes for various local and international publications. Published on: March 14, by: Guest. Last Man Standing This is a game which gives students the time to think and encourage peer learning.
Charades This is a popular game which is similar to Pictionary. Pictionary Pictionary is like a charade, but your students will draw, instead of acting the words out.
Board Race Board Race is a fun game that is used for revising vocabulary. Working together to set the plot and invent the characters makes this a fun game for students of all levels. I personally like to play this game at the start of class to get everyone hyped up, or in between study periods to help them wind down a little. For lower level groups, it may be advisable to appoint a topic and ask the student to choose a word that is somehow connected to that topic.
For higher level students, they should be expected to plan and ask their questions carefully, as the topic could be anything! You can choose to alter the rules if it seems too difficult for the students to guess the word.
Just be sure to guide them with their question planning, so they ask the questions in the most appropriate way to help them narrow down the clues. It also helps to keep a list of the clues as you go, to help them remember what has already been asked. This is a fun and challenging game, it will help students to develop their question building skills especially with word order and the use of auxiliary verbs. It will gear them to focus on being inquisitive and using their interrogative skills.
More for you: How to Form Questions in English? Best questions to ask to get to know someone! Break the class into 2 teams and place a chair at the front of the class facing the students away from the board.
Call up one student from the first team to sit on the hot seat. Firmly remind everyone in the class that they MUST NOT, under any circumstances, read aloud what you write, whisper to their friends, say the word in any language nor gesticulate to give it away. They are only allowed to use clues that do not include the written word to help their team member at the front guess what the word is. Write a word on the board in large letters behind the hot seat. If the person at the front cannot guess the word in the allotted time, then the other team gets to have a go for a bonus point.
Then swap teams and start again. Ensure the person on the hot seat cannot see what you write on the board! I generally deduct points for cheating, using their mother tongue or using their hands to describe the clues, otherwise it defeats the object! Here are some suggestions for words, but you can use anything you like for the appropriate level of your students, and what is relevant to their lives or studies:.
This is something that can be used in several different ways be creative! Write a list of situations on pieces of paper and mix them up in a bag or pot.
Students go to the front in pairs or small groups, one at a time, and pick a scenario to act out. The first person to say the correct answer gains points for their team. Another way to play this, which works really well for students on an individual basis, is to use a situation based on what you have previously taught them and they have to overcome any problems that you present to them.
For example, if you are teaching English related to business, you could act as an important client who is disappointed about a business deal. The student has to remain professional and find a solution. Players will have a lot of fun trying to target their classmates by guessing what experiences they have had!
Beer Pong you say? How can that be suitable for the classroom?? The idea is that instead of players having to drink beer when a ball lands in one of their cups, they have to complete an English challenge answering a question, naming vocabulary, fill-in-the-blank etc. As always, when you do try out something new, note how it goes down with your students to learn what they prefer and inform future choices. These ideas are just the tip of the iceberg — for lots more great options, check out our Games section.
This student says a category of personal preference e. My favourite pizza topping. In a clockwise directions, the students take turns saying their preference. However, all the students have to hold their breath from the start until they answer! This student has to name five luxury items they would want if they were stranded on a desert island.
Never Have I Ever. The students take turns saying things they have never done, but they think others have. Each student holds up three fingers to represent three lives. If a student has done an activity, they lose a life. The first student to lose all three lives has to do a challenge.
Every time the original student has to do a challenge, their mate has to do it as well. This student says a word. The students take turns in a clockwise direction , saying words that rhyme with that word. That student has to do a challenge. This student thinks of a vocabulary category e. They say one item from this category, then the student to their left has to say another item. This student can put their thumb on the table at any point during the game.
When they do that, all the other students must copy them. The last student to copy them has to do a challenge. This student gets to ask any other student a question, and they have to answer within reason!
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