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board . They should not say the exact word on the board . In order to be easier to guess , I also tell them the category that word belongs to ( e . g . fruit , vegetables , domestic animals ...)
Last One Standing A topic is given to the children e . g . fruit . They have to stand up in a circle and the teacher counts to three and gives out the topic . After that , the first student in the circle will have to give a word related to the topic and so on . The students who cannot say a new word or repeat the word of the last student within a few seconds has to take a seat . The last student standing will be declared the winner . Because I don ' t have enough room to stand up in a circle with all my students I play twice , once with half of my students and after some time , with the other half .
Pictionary The class have to be divided into two teams . Each team will sit on the opposite side of the classroom . One student from both teams will be asked to come to the board where the teacher will give out a word or phrase for the student to be drawn on the board . The word will be different for each team . The team who can guess the word will get the point . Drawing can be difficult for some learners so we can use dotted line drawings for more complicated pictures in order to help them .
Bingo In this game , the teacher shows students 10 or more flashcards / pictures . After that , the teacher selects one picture in a random way without saying it and gives the students its description , definition or synonym . If a student guessed the right word , he or she should shout BINGO ! and wins the round .
The washing line It is essential to pre-check the children ’ s knowledge of new vocabulary even if they had learned it a week before . Get two children at the front of the class who will hold the rope . Divide the class into two teams and each team should choose a representative . Now ask for an item : Could you bring me a yellow sock ? The two representatives search in the bags or boxes for the clothes item and the one who chooses the right thing should hang it on the line . The first who hangs all the clothes items is the winner . Then another two children are going to compete . The game is over , when one team has their line full of clothes . I don ' t choose only two representatives because I think there should be as many students as possible involved in the game , so children from each team take turn to bring clothes to the washing line . There are many other possible ways of playing this contest by changing the title .
Simon Says The person chosen as " Simon " stands in front of the classroom and issues commands . The rest of the class only follows these commands if prefixed with the words " Simon says ". If someone follows a command not prefixed by " Simon says ", he is out of the game . The last person remaining becomes the next " Simon ". To make it harder , speed up the actions . Some examples of commands are : stand up , sit down , touch your left ear , say " yes " and so on .
What ' s Your Name ? One student sits in front of the classroom ( usually in the teacher ' s chair ) with his back to the other students . The teacher then points to students in the class and asks " What ' s your name ?" The student indicated must respond " My name is …." with either his own name or the name of someone in the class . The student in the front cannot see who is speaking .
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