Make a Monster
Students use present tense plural verbs to form sentences to describe an original monster.
Oh No! Bingo
A tactical bingo game where bingo is bad. Students practice speaking as well as listening.
Past Tense Dice Game
This is a board/dice game that practices the irregular and regular past tense verbs. Students make one sentence each time they land on a square.
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.
Mystery Burger, Please
Students learn how to order various fast food items then customize their own dialogue to practice with their friends.
Where's The Pickle?
A fun activity based on the Christmas tradition of finding the pickle ornament on the Christmas tree.
Time And Weather
An information gap game where students ask each other the time and weather in different parts of the world.
You Decide T/F
The ALT reads 4 sentences and the students have to decide which sentence is false. In groups, students write their own sentences and the other students have to find the liar.
Band Guess
Students try to guess the name of the band from pictograms.
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
Charades
This activity practices the present progressive verb tense (verb + ing) and then plays a fun charades game.
Past Tense Points
Students get into groups and try to come up with past tense sentences that will give them the most points.
Listening Race
Students listen to the teacher read Present Tense verb sentences and circle the correct picture.
Oh No! Origami
Students answer questions or get folded.
Character's Clothes
Students see a small part of a character (a piece of clothing or body part). They guess which character the clothing/body part belongs to.
Schedule Tic-Tac-Toe
Using the classic game, kids practice school subjects, days of the week, and using both in the context of a sentence.
Uso Baseball
The students play a baseball-themed game where they describe themselves.
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.
This Is A Game I Played
A simple speaking and listening Janken-focused sugoroku that has students say, "What's this?" "This is a ..." many times.
Famous People Introductions
A shiritori type game where students race to write sentences about famous people.
