Today we have seven fantastic ideas for vocabulary games that will help your students practise new and old vocabulary. The best part is, they’re (almost) all material-free!
1. Picture Prompt Board Race
A fun, energetic and competitive way to practise the written form. Split your students into two teams, and split your board vertically in half. Have students line up, and give them a prompt – maybe a flashcard. The objective is for the student to write their word on the board – correctly! – first. You can award one point for doing it correctly, and a further bonus point if they were first.
2. Wordball™
Organise your class into a circle, and throw a ball (or any object you can find that won’t do significant damage) to an able student, and say a word or phase that you have covered. The student must then make a sentence using the…
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