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Vocabulary Review

The activity is primarily used to review vocabulary that students have already learned.

Before tests or at the end of a chapter in a textbook, it's a good idea to review recent vocabulary that the students have learned.

Stereo Game/ Shotoku Taishi

Group of kids speak/yell their target vocabulary while the rest of the class listens to them. The rest of the class must individually pick out who said what.

Goodnight Gorilla

A story about a Gorilla freeing animals in the zoo.

WRITING ACTIVITY What's this/that?

Writing activity to reinforce the target language being learned by the students. This is best used as a final activity if you have listening, speaking and reading activity prior to this activity.

Safe Zone

Players try to escape to the safe areas before they are tagged.

Keyword Game

Make the teachers say a keyword or phrase to get some points.

Flash Card Telepathy Game

I usually use this to practice school subjects and week days

Take the Train Game

Board game to practice "Change trains at _____" "Get off at ______ station." "Take the _______ line."

Oh No! Bingo

A tactical bingo game where bingo is bad. Students practice speaking as well as listening.

First Phonics Lesson

This game gets them to associate letters with word sounds by having students generate English words in various categories that start with specific letters.

Cross Out Spelling Relay

Students take turns in teams to spell out a word the instructor calls out by crossing out a letter on their team

Oh No! Origami

Students answer questions or get folded.

Eraser Get

This is a quick and easy vocab review 'game' for 1st grade past tense verbs. Ideal for a quick review before doing a writing exercise.

Yamanote Line

Students pound on their desks and while practicing various English target vocabulary.

Martin Luther King Jr Crossword

Rockets

Students race to rebuild their rockets by correctly answering the AET's questions.

Listening Bingo

A fun and challenging listening-based bingo game.

Haetataki

'Haetataki' means 'fly-swatter' in Japanese. This is a competitive game that forces students to listen carefully while practicing both telling time and numbers in general.

Shiritori Race

This activity is just like the Japanese Shiritori game where students fill-in-the-blanks with English words they know until they reach the finish point.

Spot the Number

This is a number version of the game "Spot it" (also known as "Dobble")

Discovery Chance

Students (in 2-person teams) take their chances to discover their opponents’ hidden spots while they’re using the appropriate target language of the day.

Dondake Money

Students blindly bet money they can spell words correctly.

Five-by-Five

Teams receive points based upon their ability to answer questions on a 5-by-5 grid.

Shiritori Circle Battle

Students practice spelling by playing the game "Shiritori" and trying to find a word that can complete a cycle.

Bridge

Students try to race across the Vocab Bridge to the opponent’s side. This game is also known as "Snake Line" or "Janken Line".

Go Fish

Students walk around playing Janken and asking for target vocabulary cards.

May I / Could you: activity worksheet

2 part worksheet for p28-29 of New Horizon 2.

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."

T & T

"T & T" stands for Tsunami and Typhoon, and it is a great review activity for any level students. The rules are easy and the game is as fun as the teachers and students make it.

Chalkboard Bingo

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

Vocabulary Wars

This is a vocabulary battle that can be used with any small set of vocabulary. It is great for younger classes, but can work with any grade.