Materials: Worksheet

Maze Game

Description

Each student gets a worksheet. The worksheet is a 9×9 grid with a vocabulary word in each square. The students make pairs. Starting in the bottom left, they ask each other question based on the vocabulary of the current square.

Their partner can pick either yes or no for their answer. If their partner answers ‘yes…’, the student moves to the space above the one they were on. If they answer ‘no…’, they move to the space to the right.

When they reach the top or right side of the grid, they will win a certain number of points. They then return to the bottom left space and continue.

Notes

  • There are multiple versions of the worksheet that have different points in different spaces. This way their partner can’t predict what that answer will mean for their partner’s score.

Up/Down Numbers [How many…? Version]

Description

Students write a number between 1 and 20 next to each fruit on their worksheet (they can’t use the same number more than once).

They then make pairs and ask each other ‘how many [fruit]?’. Their partner guesses a number. If the guess is below what they wrote for that given fruit, they say ‘up’. If the number is above it, they say ‘down’. The first student to guess their partner’s number wins.

Notes

  • ‘Up’ and ‘down’ are not likely to be words the students will be familiar with, so practice them before starting the game.

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Connect 4 Dice

Description

Students make pairs and a Connect 4 Dice worksheet. Each student takes turns rolling a dice. Depending on the number the dice lands on, they can pick a space in the matching column and sayi the associated target English that matches the picture. They then put one of their ohajiki on that space. The first student to get an unbroken line of 4 ohajiki wins. Students can ‘block’ their partner by putting their ohajiki in between their partner’s line.

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Bingo

Description

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.

Notes

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.