Dear Kita,
1. Write, (or
say), 3 things that are a particular colour: on Monday �green�; on Tuesday �red�.
etc.
2. Write, (or
say), 3 things that begin with an Alphabet Letter: on Monday �A�; on Tuesday
�B�. etc.
3. Draw your
favourite toy, and write its name underneath.
4. Write a
Shopping List, with 3 items on it, and with the price.
5. A Treasure
Hunt for a Hidden Object, and 3 easy clues written on the Board � Clue A, then
B, then C, and now you can see
the Hidden Object.
6. 3 Sound Effects, played by the Teacher, (actual,
or recorded), and the Students write the 3 answers.
7. 3 Sound
Effects of Animals, played by the Teacher, (recorded), and the Students write
the 3 answers.
8. 3 Sound
Effects of Musical Instruments, played by the Teacher, (recorded), and the Students
write the 3 answers.
9. Write the
name of your Favourite Food.
10. Teacher
says 3 words, Students write the Opposites � Black/White; Yes/No; Up/Down.
11. Teacher
says 3 words, Students write the Plurals � Boy/Boys; Child/Children;
Tooth/Teeth.
12. Teacher
says 3 words, Students write Words which Rhyme � Toy/Boy; Go/No; Fat/Cat.
13. Write, (or
say), 3 words which have 2 letters � Is/On/At.
14. Write, (or
say), 3 words which have 3 letters � Hat/Yes/Toy.
15. Write, (or
say), 3 words which have 4 letters � Ball/Girl/Dogs.
16. Write, (or
say), 3 words which have 5 letters � Think/Hello/Woman.
17. Write, (or
say), 3 words which have 1 syllable � Ball/Yes/No.
18. Write, (or
say), 3 words which have 2 syllables � Doctor/Teacher/Mother.
19. Write, (or
say), 3 words which have 3 syllables � Computer/Kangaroo/Banana.
20. When the
Teacher says the Word, Touch that Part of your Body with your Right Hand �
Nose/Arm/Neck/Leg/Ear/Head/etc.
21. When the
Teacher Says the Verb, the Students Do, (or pretend to do), the Action � Sleep/Stand/Sit/Write/Read/Eat/Drink/etc.
22. The Teacher
begins a sequence of words, and then stops, but Students must write the next
word � Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/STOP.
January/February/etc.
One/Two/Three/etc.
23. Teacher
says a Category, Students must give 3 words in that Category � TRANSPORT:
bus/car/train. FRUIT; VEGETABLES; JOBS;
DAYS of the WEEK; MONTHS of the YEAR; NUMBERS; BOYS� NAMES; GIRLS� NAMES;
COUNTRIES; etc.
24. Teacher
points to a part of her body � Students write the word; Nose; Ear; Mouth; etc.
25. Teacher
shows, (for example), 5 fingers � Students must write �Five�, etc.
26. Teacher
asks Mathematical Questions � �What is 5 plus 3?� Students must write, (or say), the answer
�Eight�
27. Write 3
items which you see in the Kitchen � Plate/Cup/Bread.
28. Write 3
items which you see in the Bedroom � Bed/Curtain/Shoes.
29. Write 3
items which you see in the Living Room � Chair/Table/Television.
30. Write 3
items which you see in the Bathroom � Water/Soap/Towel.
31. Spelling
Bee, where Teacher says 3 words, Students must spell them
32. Teacher says
the name of an item of Transport. Student
must draw it and write its name underneath.
33. Teacher says
the name of a Building. Students must
draw it and write its name underneath.
34. Teacher says
the name of a Fruit. Students must draw
it and write its name underneath.
35. Teacher says
the name of a Vegetable. Students must
draw it and write its name underneath.
36. Teacher says
the name of a Teacher. Students must
draw him/her and write his/her name underneath.
37. Teacher says
the name of a Student in the Class. Students
must draw him/her and write his/her name underneath.
38. Teacher
gives the name of a colour, for example �Red�.
Students must write the word �Red� in red crayon.
39. Teacher
says the name of an animal, for example, �Sheep�. Student must make the noise of that animal, �Baa-aa-aah�.
40. Teacher
gives the name of a Country, for example �France�. Students must write, (or say), the name of a
citizen of that country, �French�.
41. Teacher gives a sentence in the Present Simple
Tense, using �I�, for example: �I eat a sandwich�. Student repeats the same sentence for �he�,
(or �she�, or �it�). For example: �He
eats a sandwich�.
42. Teacher
whispers, or writes, a verb for 2 Students, for example �To sleep�, but no-one else sees the Verb. Teacher
chooses a Student. The 2 Students must
mime the Verb, and the chosen Student must guess the Verb.
43. Teacher writes
a �long� word on the Board, for example, �information�. The Students must write as many words as
possible which are contained in the word --- �in, for, mat, at, on, from, man,
etc�.
44. Teacher gives
the Class 2 words, for example, �cat� and �house�. Students must make a sentence using these 2
words, for example. �The cat goes in the house�.
45. Teacher gives
the Class a word. The Students must
write �a friend� of that word, and explain why it is �a friend�. For example: �Boy� --- �Girl, because
boys and girls play together�. �Son,
because a son is a boy�. �Bicycle,
because a boy rides a bicycle�, etc.
46. Teacher
gives the Class a word, for example, �work�. The Students must give words that are related
to this --- �works/working/worked/worker/work-man/etc.�
47. Teacher
gives the Class a 4-line Poem, or a 5-line Limerick, but minus the last
line. Students must complete the
poem with any line that they invent, that rhymes.
48. Teacher
gives 2 Students a simple Role-Play. Students
must do the Role-Play.
49. Teacher
gives the Class a girl�s name. Students
must supply a Song Title which contains that name. Give an extra point if the Student sings the
song.
50. Teacher
gives the Class a boy�s name. Students
must supply a Song Title which contains that name. Give an extra point if the Student sings the
song.
These Games could be Individual, with a Prize; or Team, with
a �Star�; or Boys versus Girls, with a Score; or �Go Around The Class�, with a
round of applause.
These are just some of the ideas that came into my head. There must be 100�s more. However, I hope that I have given you something to think about
.
Les
!
