Objectives: To check students’ understanding of the vocabulary in a fun way. Age group: 8-10 years old. Preparation: You will need 2 pieces of paper on which you will write 10 sentences. The sentences will contain words from the students’ vocabulary. In each of these sentences underline a word. Instructions: Divide the students into two Read more
Broken phone
Objectives: To learn or revise vocabulary in a fun way. Age group: Preschoolers-7 years old. Preparation: You will need words and pictures flashcards of the vocabulary you want to teach or you have already taught. Instructions: Have the students sit in a circle. If you teach new words, holp up each flashcard one by one, Read more
“Ahoj!”
Objectives: To revise the consonants and the vowels by creating new words. Age group: 6-8 years old. Preparation: Cut out pirate ships from cardboard. On each porthole write 4 consonants and on each of the three flags write a vowel. Instructions: Divide the students into two teams. Give each team a pirate ship and a Read more
Words in pots
Objectives: To practice reading and making new words. Age group: 5-7 years old. Preparation: Cut out flowers and pots from cardboard. On each flower write the beginning sound/s (onset) of a word and on the pots the ending (rhyme). Use CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words. Instructions: Ask children to match the flowers to the correct Read more
Words’ search
Objectives: To revise vocabulary in a fun way. Age group: 6-10 years old. Preparation: You will need a box in which you will place cards. Each one of the cards will refer to a different category, city, food, clothes, sport, objects, color, etc. Instructions: Divide the students into two teams. Each team takes turns picking Read more
Spymasters
Objectives: To learn new vocabulary in a fun way. Age group: 7-10 years old. Preparation: You will need 10 small different color cards. On each card, write a sentence including a new English word. Underneath each word write 3 clues which will help students to figure out the meaning of the words, written on the Read more
Talk to my back!
Objectives: To revise vocabulary in a fun way. Age group: 7-10 years old. Preparation: You will need a chair. Also, on a big piece of paper write the meaning of a new English word and stick the paper on the student’s back, sited on the chair. On the board write 3 sentences containing the new Read more
Little sheriffs
Objectives: To revise vocabulary in a fun way. Age group: 7-10 years old. Preparation: Cut out characters from Disney’s films. On the characters’ backs, write sentences describing words that students have already been taught. Underneath the utterances, note down 3 clues in order to help the pupils find the missing words. Then place all the Read more
Time for action!
Objectives: To revise the vocabulary in a fun way. Age group: 8-10 years old. Preparation: You will need cards with 4 words from students’ vocabulary. Instructions: Divide the students in two teams. Give to each team a card. Each one of the teams has to choose a word from the card and act it. The Read more
Let the story unfolds!
Objectives: To practice narrating a story while revising the vocabulary in a fun way. Age group: 7-10 years old. Preparation: You will need a small ball. Instructions: Arrange the students in a circle. You have to stand in the middle of it and hold a small ball. Start the game by saying an utterance beginning Read more