Musical Flashcards Place the same number of flashcards as there are students face down in a circle on the floor. Students stand in a circle around the cards. Chose the “magic” card (e.g., doll). Play a song from the Student Book CD. Stop the music and have each...

Postbox Lay flashcards face-up on the floor at the front of the room. Introduce the target language as you lay each one. Place a postbox at the opposite end of the room. T: It’s (color). What color is it? S: It’s (color). Divide students into two teams. Call out...

Jump, Follow & Flip Place all flashcards face down around the edge of the table or in a circle on the floor. Jump round the table and have the students follow. Say, Stop! Flip over the nearest and introduce the target language. T: It’s a (shirt). What is it? S:...

Hold Hands Around the room, place flashcards on the ground face up. The teacher says a word, and the students hold hands and form a circle around that card. フラッシュカードを表向けにして部屋中の床に置きます。先生が単語を言い、生徒は手をつないで カードの周りに円を作ります。 Jump A student chooses a flashcard. Mix it in with...

This week’s activities are based on time-tested playtime games with a little something extra. 今週のアクティビティーは古き良き遊びに少しプラスアルファしています。   Hide and Seek Rock Scissors Paper   Students sit down and place their hands over their eyes. T: Close your eyes. While teacher...

This week’s games range in difficulty. Try to adjust the difficulty for your students to keep them interested! 今週のゲームは難易度の幅が広いです。生徒の興味をひくようにアレンジしてください！   Guessing Game   Choose a flashcard and describe it in terms of size, color, numbers, body part, and/or...

Whether using the textbook too or just flashcards, these games will let students run around while focusing on the target vocabulary.   Grab   Lay the flashcards face up in circle. Review the target language as you lay each one. T: It’s (number). What number...

Flick and Tell   Chant and place flashcards face up in a horizontal line in front of the students. Introduce the target language as you place each one. T: It’s a (animal). What is it? S: It’s a (animal). Call out the target language. T: It’s a (dog). What is it? S:...

Find it Teacher holds the flashcards and a student chooses one. S: What is it? T: It’s a (bicycle). What is it? S: It’s a (bicycle). Mix it in with the other cards and lay them all face down. The student flips all the cards one by one, repeating the target language,...

Many students can pay attention better if they’ve used up some energy running around the class room. And it’s just fun! Use these games to get your kids moving and learning at the same time.　余分なエネルギーを費やしたほうが集中できる生徒は少なくありません。しかも走るのが楽しい！このゲームで動きながら英語を学びましょう。 Dash and...

There is a wide variety of activities to learn and practice language using flashcards! フラッシュカードを使って言葉を覚えたり練習したりするアクティビティーがいっぱい！   Circle Repeat This is a simple game used to practice dialogues and vocabulary. Everyone sits in a circle. Hold up one flashcard and...

These two games will get your students moving and having fun while practicing vocabulary! この2つのゲームで体を動かしながらボキャブラリーを覚えましょう！ Chant and Throw This is a fun way to introduce and practice new vocabulary. Hold up a flashcard and introduce the target language. T: It’s a...

  This week’s game is good for introducing or reviewing vocabulary, and controlled practice. In our example, we’re using number vocabulary, but it should work for any unit’s vocabulary. You need two baskets, and the Happy Valley flash cards.  ...