ESL GAMES for teachers and students

ESL GAMES from Hurley a.k.a Phúc Mập and The Wonderful Paul Julius • • • • st LETTER WORDS Teacher writes a letter on the board Teams write a word that starts with that letter Hold up the word and say it Every round is longer words and more points • • • • st SOUNDS Teacher writes a letter on the board Teams write a word that starts with that letter Hold up the word and say it Every round is longer words and more points ALPHABET SCULPTURES • • • The teacher will shout out a letter The team to form that letter with their bodies gets a point The team can form the letter standing or on the floor ANIMAL CRACKERS • • Each letter/number on the dice represents an animal After the teacher rolls the dice, the class must act like the animal it lands on Alphabet Relay Race • • • • • teams race from their desks to write word for every letter of the alphabet Games can be open or based on the lesson Only the student with the marker can stand up For younger students: • teams race to write the alphabet in order RELAY RACE - A race between two or more teams, in which each team member runs in only a set of the race and is then replaced by another member of the team.  ALPHABET SOUP • • Every student will have a flashcard letter and skip around the room to a song When the music stops, the teacher will call out a letter and everyone has to line up behind that letter • The st students to line up behind the letter will get points BOUNCER • • Teams of will work together to answer questions about the text of the students sit on opposite sides of the room and student will run back and forth between them • student has the story/ student has questions / student will run and relay the information Charades • • • Student acts out a vocabulary word (s) Groups guess the word(s) No speaking allowed CHOPSTICKS • • • • • Questions will be taped on the board for each team team member must run to the questions and grab them with chopsticks Bring the questions back to your team and answer them After each answer, bring it to the teacher to check The team to answer all of the questions 1st wins the game DODGEBALL • • • Teacher stands at the front of the room Students must answer a question or spell a vocab word for points After the answer, students get a chance(s) to kick/throw a ball at the teacher JUMP THE LINE • • • • • • There is a piece of tape in the middle of the class Students for each team will line up on the tape Students must keep their eyes closed The teacher holds a flashcard/says a sentence/asks a question If it is TRUE, students jump to the RIGHT If it is FALSE, students jump to the LEFT Lip Sync • • • • Watch a silent video clip a few times Groups plan out a dialogue Groups act out the dialogue Best group wins KNOCKOUT • • • • Every student in class will be placed in a circle and given a number • • The slowest of the students is out of the game On the board will be a list of topics The teacher will call a number and say a topic The numbers that are next to that number must say a word from that topic before the other student As the game goes on, students must pay attention to what numbers are next to them MAKE A SENTENCE • • Topics will be displayed for the students to look at • • The student has 12 seconds to make a sentence For each team, a student will be selected to make a sentence with a topic that the teacher chooses In later rounds, the time will be reduced and the points will increase MEMORY BUZZ • Students will be in a circle and start building a sentence • • • • • “In the class, there is a clock.” The next student will say the same sentence, but add more to it “In the class, there is a clock, and a desk.” This will go on until a student makes a mistake This game can also be played with single words On My Back • • Line up the students in teams and have them face the front • • • The next student draws on the next student and so on Show student on each team the target vocab Students use their finger to write the word on the back of the student in front of them The student at the front of each line then writes the letter on the board For younger students: • Show an alphabet flashcard to the student at the back of each line and have them use their finger to draw the letter on the back of the student in front PICTIONARY • • • • The class will be separated into teams student from a team will come up to the front and be shown a word from the teacher The student must draw a picture(s) to show the class what the word is The team to guess the word st gets a point Quick Peek • • Slowly pull out a flashcard only showing a small part of it Teams of students try to guess the word without seeing the whole flashcard ROLLER • • • • Teams up to Desks are labeled 1-6 (A-F) (check to make sure they know their letter/number) Question is asked Student matching the roll will run to the board, write and speak the answer RUN AND GET IT • • • • • Divide the class into two teams and have them stand in two lines facing each other • The member who touched and called first can take the flashcard to their side and get a point Assign each team member a number from one to four Place a few flashcards in the middle of the two teams Call a number and a flashcard, e.g "Student three - rabbit" The students assigned that number must run into the center and touch the flashcard and shout "rabbit" Running Dictation • • • Place sentences from assigned text around the room Students work in teams, Reader and Writer The writer stays at the other side of the room while the reader runs and reads/remember the sentences • The team with the least mistakes wins SCRABBLE • • • • Write a selection of letters on the board Students have to make up as many words as possible from the given letters Model one or two examples on the board Time limit on the rounds Shiri Tori • • The teacher starts with a word Each student must add a word that begins with the last letter of the word just spoken e.g apple-egg-girl-lion-neck-etc • • The game goes around until someone forgets That person is out of the game and the next round starts SUMO • • • Originally from Japan, this ancient sport is good for all ages Teams of students hold a flashcard/whiteboard behind their back The ... • Students will be given a blank comic strip relevant to the lesson Students must write a dialogue for the comic strip and either post it or perform it for the class • The class will vote for. .. text of the students sit on opposite sides of the room and student will run back and forth between them • student has the story/ student has questions / student will run and relay the information... to the board, write and speak the answer RUN AND GET IT • • • • • Divide the class into two teams and have them stand in two lines facing each other • The member who touched and called first can