The shrinking circles vocabulary game.

 

The shrinking circles vocabulary game.
Subject		Vocabulary.
Group size:		Suitable for groups of 1-8
Team teaching game?		Can be played with one teacher.
Materials	Vocabulary cards. One for laying on the carpet. One for ‘calling’ Team markers for each team. Teams 5-8 One for each student. Teams 1-4 Two for each student.
Game set up.
Place the large vocabulary cards in a circle on the carpet. You will need the other materials close at hand.

Playing rules.

Your students choose a vocabulary card and place their point on it. You can identify the vocabulary and/or structure at this point.   Draw from your ‘calling cards’ identify the vocabulary and structures and remove the matching card and associated student points from the game.   Repeat stage one your surviving students choose a different vocabulary card and place their point on it.   Keep removing cards until you have a final survivor. This survivor wins the game. Repeat as necessary.

Variations.

Play a big version on the carpet using students as points.

Richard’s comments. Should work with most vocabulary and structures.

 

 

 

The 'Janken' vocabulary battles game.

 

the weather lucky dip game.

  

The weather ‘lucky dip’ game.
Subject	Any outdoor activity For structures with a positive or negative response.

Group size:	Classes 1-8
Team teaching game?	Can be played with one teacher

Materials

All you will need is your vocabulary cards and a set of ‘O’ ‘X’ cards. (About 50/50 or 60/40). In this case to follow the weather theme I’m using good and bad weather cards.

Game set up.

Lay your vocabulary cards out on the floor in a circle and go through the words. (For practice, you can count the cards.) Add the ‘O’ ‘X’ weather cards face down. One under each card.

Playing rules.

Move around the circle. When the ‘music’ stops touch a card. Go through the vocabulary and or structures. And have a point for saying the vocabulary. Check the cards beneath to find the winners and losers.  (1 pt for a ‘X’ if you say the sentences. Bonus point for a ‘O’.) Now repeat for the second round and play as many games as time allows.

Variations.

It will work with almost any topic or structure.

Richard’s comments. Flexible game therefore good.