The team Pictionary game.

 

The team Pictionary game.
Subject	Vocabulary
Richard’s comments.	The negative points for incorrect guesses stops the students just shouting out everything.
Group size:	Suitable for teams of up to four.
Team teaching game?	Can be played with one teacher.
Materials	Vocabulary card prompts if required. Board and marker.
Game set up.	Simply sit in teams in front of the board.

 

Playing rules.	Each team has one guess in turn. The teacher draws one line and the students may guess. Get it right for five points. Make the picture tricky initially. Aiming for 12-15 guesses before the answer is found on average. Incorrect answers minus one point. Remember to have the students say ‘I don’t know’ if necessary.
Variations.	Throw in random vocabulary from other units to ‘keep the students honest’