This is a cool little warm up game!
1. Split the class into two groups. One lines up on the
left side, one on the right.
2. You ask the front kid in each group a question.
3. The first one to answer correctly gets to sit down.
The other goes to the back of his/her team.
4. The winning team is the first where everyone is sat
down!
Make sure the questions come thick and fast. Examples
include "What's your name?"
"How old are you" "What's this?"
"What colour is this?" etc. etc. Here is a list of questions suitable for
Junior High School and Elementary School.
The magic of this game is that it gets the kids used to hearing questions
and responding straight away, without all the customary "errr, ehhh"
type pauses! It also let's the kids distinguish between "How are you?" and "How old are you?" and is a great way to pick up which themes need reviewing and which ones are OK.
If you find out some kids can't take the pressure of being the only kid
standing, you can time each round ( say for 2 minutes ) and count how many
kids are sat down. ( Thanks to Ben for this tear saving tip!)
This game is also great in Junior High, where all the kids want to sit
down. Sometimes in Elementary School they want to lose just so that they'll
get to go again!!
Readers' Comments
This is a great idea! I've been struggling to find someway to review my
students' work on a regular basis. This will work like a treat. - Thomas
I use this game in the situation where you get a lot of students saying
"eigo wakaranai" ("I don't understand English). I tend to
say a word which most students know in japanese and then I get the students
to translate it the student who says the word in english first wins. This
also makes for a great warm up. - Gareth
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