Students keep the sheet in their folders to take out whenever we play scattergories for a warm-up activity. The ALT chooses a letter and the students write the letter in the center of the grid. Students then have 5-10min to write a word for each catagory that starts with the chosen letter. I let them use their textbooks/dictionaries to help. For scoring points (if you want to), students share their answers and anyone with a unique answer gets 1 point.
See rules for timer game / ohajiki time. The rules are the exact same but students to choose a colour instead of one of the vocab (in this case numbers). If the ordinal number called last is one of the ones in the row they chose then they get a point.
Using coloured card, cut enough shapes for each student. They should be roughly Christmas card-sized.
Half the students are ‘shopkeepers’, and half are ‘customers’. The shopkeepers sit down at a desk with the shapes on it. The customers come and the shopkeepers (in groups) ask them what they want. When a student has their card, they can decorate it to make a Christmas card. After a few minutes, shopkeepers and customers switch roles, until all students have a shape.
Next, the cards are shuffled and given to random students. The students make pairs and ask what shape they want. Their partner answers using their partner’s Christmas card as the shape they want. They then swap cards and make a new pair.
When time is up, the students can keep the last card they were holding as a present.
Students get a bingo sheet, and write the target English randomly in each square (or use small cards). The teacher calls out the target English and the students repeat, until a timer goes off. Students mark the square that matches the last word that was called. When they get a complete line, they get one point.
Using small cards instead of drawing on a worksheet can help the game run for multiple rounds. The students turn over the matching card rather than check a box.
Students get a bingo sheet, and write the target English randomly in each square. The teacher calls out the target English and the students mark off each square. When they get a complete line, they get one point.
Using small cards instead of drawing on a worksheet can help the game run for multiple rounds. The students can put each of their cards into a grid, and turn over the matching card when it is called rather than check a box.
