Students make groups and pick two cards, leaving the rest face down. The teacher calls out the target English and the students repeat, until a timer goes off. If one of the cards they picked matches the last target English that was called, they can turn it over. This continues until the first group (or groups) can turn over both of their cards and win. For round two, they pick three cards, round three they pick four cards, and so on.
The students make groups. Each group gets a deck of cards, and each student is dealt the same number of cards. Remaining cards are left in a deck in the middle. If a student has a pair of the same card, they can take it out of their hand and put it in a separate discard pile.
The player asks any other student in their group if they have a certain card, using the target English. If the student they asked doesn’t have the card, they answer ‘no’ and player must pick up an extra card from the middle deck. If the middle deck is empty, the discard pile is shuffled and used. If that student does have the card, they answer ‘yes’, and give that card to the player. When a player has a matching pair of cards, they can discard it.
The goal is to be the first player with no cards remaining in their hand.
The students make groups. Each group gets a set of vocabulary cards (face down) and they split the cards evenly between themselves. Any cards left over are kept in the middle of the group. The students cannot check what cards they have until the end of the round.
The teacher puts each large card into one of three ‘zones’ on the board. They set a timer and call random vocabulary until time runs out. The students repeat. The ‘zone’ of cards that the last called card is in ‘wins’. The students turn over all of their cards. Each card that matches the winning ‘zone’ is worth one point.
The students then shuffle their cards and split them between themselves for the next round, still face down.
The students make pairs and get a dice each. The teacher picks a keyword. The students repeat until the keyword is called. Then, the students roll their dice. Whoever gets a higher number wins one point. If both students roll the same number, they both get one point.
The students make groups. Each group gets a set of vocabulary cards and they split the cards evenly between themselves. Any cards left over are kept in the middle of the group.
The teacher sets a timer and calls random vocabulary until time runs out. The students repeat. The student who has the card that matches the last called vocabulary wins one point.
After a certain number of rounds, the students shuffle and pick new cards.
Break students into teams of four players (max). Each team is given a whiteboard marker (make sure it’s erasable). Each team lines up in front of the blackboard where their letter poster is hung up (one per team).
The HRT/ALT calls out a particular letter. The first student runs up to the board and circles one of the called letters. They then return to their team and pass on the marker. The next student then runs up and does the same. Repeat until all four letters have been found and circled. When a team is finished, they sit down/put their hands on heads etc. Points can then be awarded for 1st, 2nd and so on.
Clean the posters and repeat for round 2 with a new letter.
The students make groups. Each group gets a dice and each student gets a worksheet. The teacher picks 5 vocabulary words and assigns them numbers from 1-5.
The group asks the first player the target English question. They roll the dice and answer using the vocabulary word that matches the number they rolled. If the student rolls a 6, they can pick any answer from 1-5. The student puts a mark under the number they rolled (or picked, if it was a 6) on their worksheet. The group then askes the next student the question and they do the same thing. For each line they can complete, they get one point.
After a certain amount of time, the teacher can change the vocabulary for each number.
This game can be done just for an answer without a question, but make sure the students don’t start rushing and not saying the target English!
The students make groups and get a small whiteboard and marker. They pick 3 ‘unlucky’ numbers within the range being practiced and write them on their whiteboard. Every group starts with 5 points. The teacher then sets a timer and the students repeat them within a time limit. When the timer goes off, if they picked the last number called as ‘unlucky’, they lose one point.
For later rounds, the number of ‘unlucky’ numbers the students have to pick can increase. Another option (perhaps for the final round) is for the students to pick unlucky numbers for another group.
This game is designed to practice numbers. It can also be used to practice ordinal numbers, dates, or anything else sequential.
The teacher puts up flashcards on the board, where all the students can see them. The students make groups and put an ohajiki (or eraser, etc.) between them. The teacher calls out the target English and the students repeat. When the teacher touches one of the cards, all the students try to grab their ohajiki. The first student to grab the it wins one point.
You can use the wheel however you want for different activities. Here are some examples:
“Me too!”
“Me too! – Writing Edition” (this version is similar and can be geared towards JHS as a main activity.)
Hand out the sentence sheet to each student. Give them 5 minutes to complete the sentence with their own unique answer. You can change the topic of the sentence to whatever you’re studying as long as it can be a unique answer.
