Ok, something simple to start, a very quick game to play with the Eat! Drink! Dance! lesson. 1. Put the students in pairs. (I usually have them sat side by side, not in rows like here!) 2. One student says a command to the other student. They both have to do the action and say…
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Here are my top tips for the first lesson of the year – please do share yours in the comments! 1. For a brand new class – The TPR Warm Up, or even better the The Genki Disco Warm Up – check out the new funky bears! 2. For continuing classes, the best vocab review…
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Dan has just sent in this great idea to use with the Prepositions Lesson (or the cute spider one!) I didn’t find a game for preposition that I could use. So I came up with one that isn’t too original. They were so bored with traditional hand songs and gestures and flash cards – they…
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To go with last week’s Sports Software Update, today we have all the funky new flashcards, mini cards and updated workbook for you! And this is my favourite game for this theme, based on the Stopwatch game: 1. Put the kids in a big circle. 2. Go raid the gym and pull out the balls…
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Here’s Mido’s game of the week for you: You need a pack of playing cards and a basket 1. Break the students into two teams, black and red. 2. Divide the cards into two colors black and red. 3. Give each student two or three cards. 4. Ask the first student from each team a…
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This is a very cool game sent in by Sara: 1. One person is “The Blob” and chases after all the other food (i.e. students!) saying I’m hungry. 2. When they catch someone they have to hold hands and catch other children ( always repeating I’m hungry.) 3. Until everyone turns into The Blob. Pretty cool…
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