Word Association

Materials: none
Description: Start with a theme, for example: winter, and begin a word association game with that theme. The next student must say one word they think of with “winter,” and the following person must say a word associated with whatever the previous student said. For example: Person #1- “snow” Person #2- “snowman” Person #3- [...]

Alphabet List

Materials: pen and paper
Description: Start with one student and ask for a noun that starts with “A,” and then a verb that starts with “B” from the following person, and an adjective that starts with “C,” followed by a noun that starts with “D” and so on until you reach “Z” (alternating noun-verb-adjective). To make [...]

Reported Speech Game

Materials: none
Description: This is similar to the old game “Operator” or “Telephone,” but uses reported speech with different verbs. Start with one student who says something to the person next to him or her. That person must report what the first person said to the next person, and it continues until the final person [...]

Sentence Race

Materials: white board and markers
Description: Separate the class into two teams (works best with classes that have around 12 students total), and divide the chalkboard/whiteboard in half with a line down the middle. One student from each team comes to the board. The teacher reads a subject, verb and specific tense aloud and students must [...]

Infomercials

Materials: items found in the classroom
Description: Students will create a clever, short infomercial. What is an infomercial? They have them in Bulgaria. Discuss what makes them successful (limited time offer, extra bonus, phone number to call, unique features of bland item, cheerful voices, looks of amazement, etc.) Students should work in pairs, choose something [...]

Celebrity Interview

Materials: none
Time: 10 or 15 minutes to prepare interviews in pairs, 15 minutes to perform interviews for class (interviews are only 1 minute in length)
Description: Students work in pairs. Choose a celebrity (anyone famous – sports star, author, movie star, etc.) Create a short interview of three questions and three answers. Without saying [...]

Bank Robbery

Number of Participants: At least 6 and as many as 30
Materials: students will need paper and a pen
Time: It takes approximately 40 minutes. The teacher should watch the clock. 10 minutes for initial prep and 5-8 minutes at each investigative station, and 5 or so minutes for follow-up.
Description: Tell the students – Last [...]