WHEN CAN I USE KAHOOT! IN MY LESSON?

WHEN CAN I USE KAHOOTS IN A LESSON?

Anytime

▶ As a warmer – assign quiz questions to review the core vocabulary or grammar from previous lessons. ▶ As an energizer between individual, heads-down activities to add variety and a change of pace. ▶ The poll question can be used as an introduction to or rounding up of the unit topic. ▶ At different points in a class, for a quick check of understanding and a change of lesson pace.

Grammar and vocabulary presentation stage

▶ Choose the two relevant vocabulary/grammar quiz questions as extra core language examples before the controlled Student’s Book or Workbook practice. ▶ For above-level classes, the questions can be used diagnostically to see what the learners know already before the main presentation stage. ▶ Whole games or targeted questions can be used from previous levels/units to review related vocabulary or grammar structures first.

Grammar and vocabulary practice

▶ As a quick assessment of learners’ understanding after the presentation stage before moving onto the Student’s Book or Workbook exercises.

▶ As a diagnostic test to evaluate gaps in learners’ knowledge to guide next steps in learning. ▶ As a differentiation task for fast finishers or less confident learners.

▶ As individualized learning tasks where the teacher can choose games to assign learners depending on the gaps in their language skills.

Skills

▶ To activate learners’ prior knowledge of the topic vocabulary before the culture, literature or fluency lessons.

▶ Use the targeted quiz questions to review the core vocabulary or grammar points at the end of a lesson. ▶ Use a full quiz or targeted questions to review a lesson/unit before the

Student’s Book or Workbook Test yourself lessons. ▶ Use the questions as prompts to initiate class discussion about why answers are wrong or right and encourage problem solving. ▶ The grammar questions can be assigned in conjunction with the Get it right review sections.

Assessment

▶ As individualized or class assessment of learning outcomes at the end of a grammar or vocabulary lesson. The teacher and the learners can track their scores to see how they progress through the units.

Homework

▶ As an alternative or in addition to the Workbook exercise. ▶ Games from previous units can be assigned to encourage continuous review.

This gives learners the opportunity to see if they can improve their previous scores.

Speaking practice

▶ If playing the games in teams, learners discuss the answers together and agree on their final answer. ▶ The poll can be used as a prompt for freer speaking and discussions. ▶ As a follow up to the poll, learners can create their own thematically-linked poll question. ▶ To ascertain learners’ perspectives and opinions of the unit topics at the start of the unit. ▶ It could also be used to see how learners’ opinions/ideas have changed if they answer the discursive polls at the beginning a nd again at the end of the unit.