Lava Game

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You can make whatever rules you need. 

I was thinking of a target English repeat activity where everyone is looking at the relevant English on the board, then as a class they can answer a related question. If they get it right they go to round two, before which they have to do more repeating. Same for round three and beyond. 

Notes

When I made this game, I made it with JHS in mind. There is often very little chance to introduce the new English or review previously studied material before an activity. I imagined this would be a good way to encourage repeat of target English while simultaneously having an English activity – something to balance the ALT’s goals and the JTE’s goals.

I thought we could put the flashcards – whatever target English – on the board. Set a timer and have the students repeat: sentences, words. Whatever you need. 

When the timer beeps, they can play the first round of the Lava Game and work together as a class to answer the question. They can do another round of repeat, then they can try round two of the Lava Game. Another round of repeat, then try round three of the Lava Game – as many rounds as you need.  

It’s easy enough to edit but not suitable for group play, really. There is a right/wrong answer only. If you get it wrong, you explode and the game is over. 

Posted byLucy on April 9, 2024

One comment on “Lava Game

  1. Chris says:
    This is a fun idea, I think. I was playing around with it, and you could pretty easily make this a longer game. First, just put the original slides into a section in PowerPoint. Then, copy the template a few times. In each extra section, you could make new questions, recycle questions, randomize the questions, etc. If students miss or win, you just click next through the losing slide, and you can start on the new section without any extra work. If you wanted, you could give them X number of lives, and every time they fall in the lava, they lose a life and start over. Lots of possibilities :).

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