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.