Tag

Warm-up

The teacher can use this activity to start a class.

  • The Guests

    Students listen to a scary story and reach for an eraser when they hear the target word.

  • Week Time Race

    Each student in turn says one day of the week in order. The class races to beat their time.

  • Printable playing cards

    If you don't want to spend money on a bunch of card decks, print these out instead!

  • Who am I? Quiz

    A three-hint-quiz type of game where students have to guess the character being described. Perfect activity for We Can! 2 Unit 3 "He is Famous. She is great."

  • Hidden Numbers Challenge

    Find the hidden numbers and practice speaking them.

  • You Have

    Get students predicting and practicing "you have" in this rhythmical one-on-one game.

  • Get It Wrong To Win

    Students must answer the questions wrong (but grammatically correct) to win!

  • You Must Commands

    Short pair activity. Good as a warm up.

  • Weather Race

    A speak and race activity. It could also be a writing activity.

  • Chalkboard Bingo

    Students write words in their notebooks hoping to score a bingo.

  • Categories

    Students aim to think of many words associated with a topic.

  • Bomber Man

    Students answer questions to force their classmates to sit down or stand up.

  • True Or False

    Students listen and decide whether various sentences are true.

  • Land Of The Blind

    Students work in pair teams; one blindfolded while the other issues commands　to move around the room and avoid getting caught by the Oni (Devil) team.

  • Cute Hand-drawn Phonics Chart (A-Z)

    A bright and cute hand-drawn phonics sheet covering the letters of the alphabet.

  • Small Talk

    A dialogue modeled by the ALT and HRT or JTE and then mimicked by the students

  • Imagine If

    Students imagine their JTE as a sport, a car, an actor any number of unusual and interesting things. Then, they guess which best describes the JTE.

  • Time or Length Word Race

    This is a word race game that has students trying to write long words in order to win the race.

  • Guess The Number

    Students have to try to guess a number from within a set range. The less guesses, the more the points.

  • Portrait (Funny Drawing Activity)

    This activity can be used as a practice for "How many ~?" lesson. Students have a good laugh at their final outputs. Activity can be done by pair or small groups.

  • STORY TIME

    Three powerpoint stories for very young classes

  • Phonics Fun

    Students listen to the ALT pronounce words from the worksheet and choose the corresponding words in an 'amida' or 'ghost leg' activity.

  • Bye Bye Spelling

    Students memorize words written on the chalkboard and write them as you randomly erase them.

  • Twisted Pictionary

    Students have ten seconds to draw a picture and have their teammates guess it.

  • Alphabet Madness

    An activity to motivate students to write the alphabet faster.

  • Scrabble Time Bomb

    A timer is started and students race to write words on the chalkboard and not to be the student holding the chalk when the timer sounds.

  • Quick Draw

    Students race to be the first person to 'shoot' their opponent's card in order to steal it.

  • Behind My Back

    With their back to the class, students try to guess who is speaking.

  • Pyramid Game

    Students have to think of English words, phrases and sentences in order to help other students understand the mystery word.

  • ABC and abc Window Game

    The students pick which windows to open and try to guess the hidden letter

  • Can you job hunt?

    A speaking based, find your partner activity practicing "Can you~?"

  • Can I play Janken?

    Students try to get bingo by asking for favors/permission using `Can you/Can I...` questions.

  • Can I use your Battleship?

    Can I use your battleship? Let students practice many "Can I use your..." sentences and have fun playing the classic Battleship game.

  • Which is taller? Comparatives quiz

    A quiz using comparatives. Warm up activity.

  • May I give you a bomb?

    Students practice request sentences by trying to pass off a ticking time bomb.

  • Pronunciation Tree - B and V

    A warm up activity that lets students practice the contrast between difficult sounds.

  • Karuta

    A game in which the teacher says a word or phrase and students race to slap the correct card.

  • Karuta: Can Convo

    Different ways of playing karuta games

  • Hot Potato

    Students pass an object around while listening to music. When the music stops, the student holding the object says a target vocabulary.

  • He is a... / She is a... matching game.

    A quick and fun matching game designed to practice "He is a..." "She is a..."

    Sign in or create an account to leave a comment.