Each correct word is a point and the first team to get 10 points is the winning team. Limit the time to three minutes maximum.Students cannot use words, symbols or hand gestures. The student must convey the word to his or her team using only drawings.Alternatively, you can write words on slips of paper for students to choose. Have the student draw a card (try using Pictionary Junior cards if the adult ones are too advanced for your class). Have one person from Team A come up to the front.

Divide the class into two teams and create a small column for each team on one side of the board.

This means you’ll be using the chalkboard or whiteboard at the front of the room. To play in a classroom with many students, it’s not very practical to use the game board. You can use the cards from the actual board game to create a classroom activity that will thrill your students. Most English speakers are familiar with the drawing game Pictionary. Materials needed: cards from the Pictionary board game (or make your own), a chalkboard/whiteboard and something to keep time This makes the game much more difficult, since students can’t think of a word until they know what their theme is. Take things up a notch with a different version of “Last Man Standing.” Instead of naming a theme for the whole game, each student gives the next student a new theme.įor example, you might start off with “something red.” The first student to catch the ball could say “strawberry” and then chooses another topic like “animals” and throws the ball to the next student. If they repeat a word that has already been said or can’t think of a new one within a few seconds, they’re out and must sit on the sidelines.

As each person catches the ball, they need to come up with another word that fits the theme.

That student will shout a word related to the theme and throw the ball to another student.

Begin by tossing the ball to a student.

Name a category or theme, such as things found in a kitchen, food, professions, and so on.

Grab a ball and have all the students form a circle.

It also encourages peer learning, as students will pick up on words they hear others speaking. This game is fast-paced but allows students some time to think. Materials needed: a ball that can be passed around

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