Introduction

Remember the times you have problems with learning new vocabulary and the newly acquired words won't stay in your head? With this game, you can change that.
This game is derived from the popular kids game "I packed my bag" and is supposed to help kids with memorizing new vocab and sentence chunks. This game can be adjusted to any the skill level.

Target group and Time

The Target Group could start at the age of eight and could go up to whatever you can imagine since I still use that at some point with seniors to help them remember words.
A good time limit is hard to pinpoint but I would recommend not longer than 10 minutes.

Learning objectives

As already mentioned in the introduction, this game is supposed to help the players memorize newly and already known vocabulary and using it in context. This game is supposed to be acted out since it helps the mind to intertwine the new vocab with movement and therefore to make it easier to remember it.

Instructions to set up the activity

You will need enough space for the groups to move freely and you have to put the learners into groups of 5-8 people (max. 15) otherwise it will be hard for them to remember the movements of the others. 
After that you can do this game with the vocabulary you need. A good suggestion would be using cards, but make sure you put the depicted word on the back so that the game can go on even if the word might be unknown. This game is supposed to be played in two phases:

Phase 1:
Each of them read their card, and clockwise they think of a movement that goes with the card. 
After that, all of them repeat the movement and word together.

Example: 
Round 1:

Child 1: Eagle + Movement, 
Child 2: Tiger + Movement, 
Child 3: Shark + Movement.

Round 2: One after another : 
Child 1: Eagle + movement, 
Child 2: Eagle + movement, tiger + movement, 
Child 3: Eagle + movement, tiger + movement, shark + 
movement.
Phase 2:
Now all of them think about a sentence. The sentence should be given by the instructor and depends on the skill level of the learners. Now they use the phrase with their word and movement (important: they are supposed to stick to the movement they did before). They use the sentence and act out their word. In round to all of them are supposed to repeat every phrase and word.

Example:
Round 1:

Child 1: I see an eagle + Movement, 
Child 2: I see a tiger + Movement, 
Child 3: I see a shark + Movement.

Round 2:

Child 1: I see an eagle + movement, 
Child 2: I see an eagle + movement and a tiger. 
Child 3: I see an eagle + movement and a tiger and a shark + 
movement.

Notion: If the learners are advanced they could tell a story and still use the given words and have to repeat them as the story goes on.

Example:

Child 1: The eagle was very hungry.
Child 2: The eagle was very hungry + and flew up high into the sky.
Child 3: The eagle was very hungry + and flew up high into the sky. + There he saw a tiny little mouse.

Letting it run

Make clear what the task is and how the game is played. Best would be to show an example at the beginning. To help with time put someone in charge and let the children/ learners be the anchor and timekeeper (again: make sure to have clear instructions).