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*[[ABC Karuta]] | *[[ABC Karuta]] | ||
*[[Bandages]] | *[[Bandages]] | ||
+ | *[[Birthday Game]] | ||
*[[Blindfold Directions Game]] | *[[Blindfold Directions Game]] | ||
*[[Boat Race]] | *[[Boat Race]] | ||
*[[Body Shapes]] | *[[Body Shapes]] | ||
+ | *[[Card Switch]] | ||
*[[Categories]] | *[[Categories]] | ||
*[[Categorize Me]] | *[[Categorize Me]] | ||
*[[Circle Race]] | *[[Circle Race]] | ||
+ | *[[Color Tag]] | ||
*[[Description Drawing]] | *[[Description Drawing]] | ||
*[[Duck Duck Goose]] | *[[Duck Duck Goose]] | ||
+ | *[[Elimination Game]] | ||
*[[Find and Match]] | *[[Find and Match]] | ||
*[[Fruit Basket]] | *[[Fruit Basket]] | ||
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*[[Hot Potato]] | *[[Hot Potato]] | ||
*[[I Like Pink Fish]] | *[[I Like Pink Fish]] | ||
+ | *[[Interview Bingo]] | ||
+ | *[[I Spy]] | ||
+ | *[[Janken Card Collector]] | ||
*[[Janken Game]] | *[[Janken Game]] | ||
*[[Janken with ALT]] | *[[Janken with ALT]] | ||
*[[Karuta]] | *[[Karuta]] | ||
+ | *[[Keyword Game]] | ||
*[[Musical Chairs]] | *[[Musical Chairs]] | ||
*[[Number Groups/Molecules]] | *[[Number Groups/Molecules]] | ||
+ | *[[Red Light, Green Light]] | ||
*[[Run and Touch Colors]] | *[[Run and Touch Colors]] | ||
+ | *[[Run and Touch Telephone]] | ||
+ | *[[Simon Says]] | ||
*[[Slap]] | *[[Slap]] | ||
*[[Stopwatch Game]] | *[[Stopwatch Game]] | ||
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Activities that don't require students to walk around or move, a necessity for classes with too much energy. | Activities that don't require students to walk around or move, a necessity for classes with too much energy. | ||
+ | *[[Akuma Bingo]] | ||
*[[Backwards Bingo]] | *[[Backwards Bingo]] | ||
*[[Bingo]] | *[[Bingo]] | ||
+ | *[[Board Games]] | ||
+ | *[[Bomb Game]] | ||
+ | *[[Criss Cross]] | ||
*[[Description Drawing]] | *[[Description Drawing]] | ||
*[[Face Race]] | *[[Face Race]] | ||
*[[Gesture Game]] | *[[Gesture Game]] | ||
+ | *[[Go Fish]] | ||
+ | *[[Hangman]] | ||
*[[Keyword Game]] | *[[Keyword Game]] | ||
+ | *[[Memory]] | ||
+ | *[[Memory Writing]] | ||
*[[Missing Game]] | *[[Missing Game]] | ||
+ | *[[Ohajiki Game]] | ||
*[[Pictionary]] | *[[Pictionary]] | ||
*[[Pointing Game]] | *[[Pointing Game]] | ||
+ | *[[Question Pyramid]] | ||
+ | *[[Rich Man]] | ||
+ | *[[Scrabble]] | ||
+ | *[[Sevens]] | ||
+ | *[[Teacher Interview]] | ||
+ | *[[Uno]] | ||
*[[What's Your Name]] | *[[What's Your Name]] | ||
+ | *[[Wheel of Fortune]] | ||
+ | *[[Word Search]] |
Latest revision as of 16:29, 8 August 2013
Contents
Group Activities
Activities done in groups or teams, one of the best ways to to keep class fun and students involved.
- ABC Karuta
- Bandages
- Birthday Game
- Board Games
- Boat Race
- Body Shapes
- Bomb Game
- Circle Race
- Description Drawing
- Duck Duck Goose
- Face Race
- Find and Match
- Fruit Basket
- Gesture Game
- Go Fish
- Hangman
- I Like Pink Fish
- Janken Game
- Karuta
- Memory
- Memory Writing
- Pictionary
- Pointing Game
- Run and Touch Telephone
- Scrabble
- Sevens
- Slap
- Teacher Interview Game
- Uno
- Wheel of Fortune
Pair Activities
Activities done in pairs or teams of two. These are good for smaller classes as well as keeping order in bigger classes.
- ABC Karuta
- Bandages
- Blindfold Directions Game
- Board Games
- Body Shapes
- Description Drawing
- Face Race
- Gesture Game
- Karuta
- Keyword Game
- Memory
- Memory Writing
- Pictionary
- Pointing Game
- Question Pyramid
- Scrabble
- Teacher Interview Game
- Wheel of Fortune
One Person/Free for All Activities
Activities that students do by themselves or 'every man for himself' as a class. These are good for small classes, but also allow bigger classes to practice individually.
- Akuma Bingo
- Backwards Bingo
- Bingo
- Card Switch
- Categories
- Categorize Me
- Circle Race
- Color Tag
- Criss Cross
- Description Drawing
- Duck Duck Goose
- Fruit Basket
- Gesture Game
- Hangman
- Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
- Hide and Find
- Hot Potato
- Interview Bingo
- I Spy
- Janken Card Collector
- Janken with ALT
- Karuta
- Missing Game
- Musical Chairs
- Number Groups/Molecules
- Ohajiki Game
- Pictionary
- Red Light, Green Light
- Rich Man
- Run and Touch Colors
- Simon Says
- Stopwatch Game
- Walls and Corners
- Weekday Card Collector
- What Time is it Mr. Wolf?
- What's Your Name
- Word Search
Card Activities
Activities played with cards, be them vocabulary, grammar, or otherwise. Good for younger children and rowdy classes--it lets them be active with their hands but keeps them seated. Also useful for last minute games and improvisation, since different games can be played with the same deck.
- ABC Karuta
- Birthday Game
- Bomb Game
- Card Switch
- Categorize Me
- Go Fish
- Janken Card Collector
- Karuta
- Memory
- Missing Game
- Scrabble
- Sevens
- Slap
- Uno
- Weekday Card Collector
Worksheet Activities
Activities done on worksheets or handouts--easy to carry and easy to reproduce.
- Akuma Bingo
- Backwards Bingo
- Bingo
- Board Games
- Face Race
- Interview Bingo
- Ohajiki Game
- Pointing Game
- Question Pyramid
- Rich Man
- Scrabble
- Word Search
Vocabulary Activities
Activities that focus on vocabulary--useful for younger grades of elementary school that don't know much grammar. Also good review and confidence-boosting for 5th grade, 6th grade, and junior high.
- Akuma Bingo
- Backwards Bingo
- Bandages
- Bingo
- Birthday Game
- Board Games
- Boat Race
- Body Shapes
- Bomb Game
- Card Switch
- Categories
- Categorize Me
- Circle Race
- Color Tag
- Description Drawing
- Duck Duck Goose
- Elimination Game
- Face Race
- Find and Match
- Fruit Basket
- Gesture Game
- Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
- Hide and Find
- Hot Potato
- I Like Pink Fish
- I Spy
- Janken Card Collector
- Janken Game
- Janken with ALT
- Karuta
- Keyword Game
- Missing Game
- Memory
- Musical Chairs
- Number Groups/Molecules
- Ohajiki
- Pictionary
- Pointing Game
- Red Light, Green Light
- Rich Man
- Run and Touch Colors
- Run and Touch Telephone
- Sevens
- Simon Says
- Slap
- Uno
- Walls and Corners
- Weekday Card Collector
- What Time is it Mr. Wolf?
- Word Search
Grammar Activities
Activities that focus on grammar, especially for 5th grade and older.
- Bingo
- Blindfold Directions Game
- Board Games
- Bomb Game
- Criss Cross
- Description Drawing
- Find and Match
- Hot Potato
- I Like Pink Fish
- Interview Bingo
- Janken Card Collector
- Janken Game
- Janken with ALT
- Question Pyramid
- Stopwatch Game
- Teacher Interview Game
- Walls and Corners
- What's Your Name
- Wheel of Fortune
Writing/Spelling Activities
Activities that practice the alphabet, writing, and spelling.
- ABC Karuta
- Backwards Bingo
- Body Shapes
- Description Drawing
- Hangman
- Memory Writing
- Scrabble
- Word Search
Review/Comprehensive Activities
Activities that can be adapted to or cover many different grammar points. The focus is on a broad range of topics and combines them.
- Bingo
- Birthday Game
- Board Games
- Bomb Game
- Categorize Me
- Criss Cross
- Description Drawing
- Fruit Basket
- Hide and Find
- Janken Game
- Karuta
- Memory
- Missing Game
- Musical Chairs
- Ohajiki Game
- Rich Man
- Run and Touch Telephone
- Slap
- Wheel of Fortune
Active Activities
Activities that involve moving, especially walking or running. Good for young students and classes that get bored easily. For classes with too much energy and thus usually have to stay at their desks, occasionally letting them play these as a reward can be a good incentive.
- ABC Karuta
- Bandages
- Birthday Game
- Blindfold Directions Game
- Boat Race
- Body Shapes
- Card Switch
- Categories
- Categorize Me
- Circle Race
- Color Tag
- Description Drawing
- Duck Duck Goose
- Elimination Game
- Find and Match
- Fruit Basket
- Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
- Hide and Find
- Hot Potato
- I Like Pink Fish
- Interview Bingo
- I Spy
- Janken Card Collector
- Janken Game
- Janken with ALT
- Karuta
- Keyword Game
- Musical Chairs
- Number Groups/Molecules
- Red Light, Green Light
- Run and Touch Colors
- Run and Touch Telephone
- Simon Says
- Slap
- Stopwatch Game
- Walls and Corners
- Weekday Card Collector
- What Time is it Mr. Wolf?
Non-Active Activities
Activities that don't require students to walk around or move, a necessity for classes with too much energy.
- Akuma Bingo
- Backwards Bingo
- Bingo
- Board Games
- Bomb Game
- Criss Cross
- Description Drawing
- Face Race
- Gesture Game
- Go Fish
- Hangman
- Keyword Game
- Memory
- Memory Writing
- Missing Game
- Ohajiki Game
- Pictionary
- Pointing Game
- Question Pyramid
- Rich Man
- Scrabble
- Sevens
- Teacher Interview
- Uno
- What's Your Name
- Wheel of Fortune
- Word Search