Introduction
This learning activity is the perfect game to motivate children to speak and act at the same time. Describing a word can be difficult sometimes, but acting it out might be very helpful for students. It helps them remember the words more easily and to get active which increases their concentration.
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The focus of this learning activity is vocabulary. Through acting out the words, it is easier to keep them in mind. But during this game, the pupils also have the opportunity to train their talking speaking skills if they want to. It is up to them if they want to use their body to describe the word or explain it verbally.
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First, choose words that match the level of difficulty of your target group. If they are 5th graders, consider choosing easier words, such as nouns (food, profession, sports) and if they are are in 10th grade, you can easily include more specific words. Then print those words on paper and cut them out, so that you get strips of paper with a word written on it. Before the game starts, divide the participants into two or more groups (depending on how many participants). If it is a group of six people, two groups would be perfect, for example Team A and Team B.
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When the game begins, the first player of from Team A comes to the front, picks a slip of paper with a word written on it that the other members of the group will have to guess. The first player then has 30 seconds (or more) to describe as many words as possible. Each word they guess right will get them one point. After the 30 seconds, the points are counted and then it is Team B's turn.
One thing that might be a problem is that after they have picked a slip of paper, they throw it back into the container which means that there will be repetitions and this could cause problems. So make sure they do not throw them back into the same container. Another thing one could change would be to included different levels of difficulty. Some words might be too easy for the better pupils, but for others they are too hard. A variety of difficulty levels could be a solution for that. The pupils could choose their own level which also makes them reflect on their own knowledge. In general, the children seem to enjoy the game.
Wordlist:Word List
Easy | Medium | Hard |
Singer | Chair | Bus |
Ice cream | Banana | Drums |
Fish | Window | Pillow |
Chicken | Table | To get dressed |
Monkey | To pay | Church |
Elephant | Astronaut | Beach |
Rabbit | Brush your teeth | Flower |
Bird | Giraffe | Fire fighter |
Car | Frog | Snake |
To swim | To wash your hair | Snow man |
Kangaroo | Teacher | Shark |
Rockstar | Policeman | To sneeze |
Horse | Robot | To pray |
To dance | Camera | Blind |
To sleep | Piano | Newspaper |
To eat | To jog | Cheerleader |
To skateboard | Violin | Snowball |
Penguin | Lipstick | Whisper |
To cook | Rain | To bake |
Airplane | Pilot | Cake |
To fly | Soldier | To climb |
Scissors | Tree | Soap |
To draw | Spider Man | Grandma |
Baby | Mobile phone | Toilet paper |
Pen | Paper | Clock |
Paint | Apple | Zoo |
Bed | Boat | Doctor |
Tv | To hug | Clown |
Bike | Model | Gardener |
Football | Bus driver | Dentist |
To read | Author | Truck driver |
Door | Sun | University |
House | Glass | Hospital |
To run | Jacket | To fight |
To walk | Hat | Woman |
Rosa Fischer