ESL CLASSROOM GAMES 2010
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DEDICATION: This ebook is dedicated to people just like me; it is for the English teacher who on his first day was never given any real direction or training; it is for the ESL teacher that is supposed to know what to do, and how to do it on the very first day. This is your training manual to help you succeed in your TEACHING ENGLISH CAREER. Use these ESL Classroom Games and you shouldn't have any problems at all.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: ESL CLASSROOM GAME 1 ESL CLASSROOM GAME 2 ESL CLASSROOM GAME 3 ESL CLASSROOM GAME 4 ESL CLASSROOM GAME 5 THE LINKS PAGE COPYRIGHT 2010
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ESL CLASSROOM GAME 1 – MEMORY This ESL Classroom Game is called MEMORY. To play Memory all you need is a deck of playing cards. Shuffle the deck and then place the cards face down on a table. The way to win this game is to have the most pairs at the end of the game The esl conversation game is over when all of the pairs have been found. ( ie. When all the cards are off the table.) Of course, you are the ESL (English Second Language) teacher... so your ESL students will have to practice speaking English while you play this game. You should always ask 1 - 2 English questions to each student before you let them have a turn. After all the students have had their turn speaking English they will get their turn. When it is their turn they will get to turn two cards face up. If the two cards that they turn up are the same number or same face card ~ they get to keep those two cards and they get to turn over two more cards. If the two cards that the ESL student turns face up do not match ~ they have to turn them back down, face down. When the ESL students turn over their two cards...every student gets to see the two cards. And because they saw the two cards; they will now have the location of those two cards; so when it is their turn... and they turn over their first card; if it is one of the cards that will match with one of the previously turned over cards ~ they will be able to use their "MEMORY" and find the matching card. This is a simple game that all ESL students love to play. And you look like a true ESL Teacher when you are able to use a variety of fun games that helps improve the students English! Use this ESL Classroom game in your next class!
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ESL CLASSROOM GAME 2 – WORD WEBS This ESL classroom game is called "WORD WEBS." I believe that most people are taught how to make Word Webs sometime before high school... but if you never learned how, I will teach you right now. First you would pick a Subject. For this example we will pick the word "Winter." We would write "Winter" in the middle of the page/board. We would then draw a circle around the word. Next we would need to think of words that are associated with Winter. So, we could also write "Snow," and then draw a circle around the word and use a line to attach it to the "Winter," circle. From "Snow" we could attach "Snowballs," "Skiing," "Cold," "Snowman," and any other word which is related to the circled word. From the word "Cold," we could link other circled words such as, "Ice," "Freezies," "Ice Cream," and any other word which is related to the circled Keyword. The way that I use this game in the ESL classroom is: 1. I do one or two examples on the board. I ask the students for help to think of the keywords and if they are nervous to answer... I will do the first one by myself so that they get an understanding of how to make a word web. 2. I put the ESL students into groups. For my classes... I usually put them into groups of no bigger than four ESL students. 3. We pick a word to use as our main keyword/subject... 4. I give the students ten minutes to try to make the best word web. 5. Once time has expired... I will invite all of the students to come up to the boards and work as one group and make the best Word Web on the board. 6. Collect the papers and check the papers. ESL students love to do these word webs because they can write about anything if they are CREATIVE enough. This is a great ESL Classroom game because it works as an ESL speaking game, an ESL conversation game and an ESL writing game. So, get the most out of each lesson and incorporate this ESL Game into your lesson plans!
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FUN ESL GAMES 3 – THE MONEY GAME So you are somewhere in Asia standing inside a classroom full of screaming ESL students. You were not trained by your school and they expect you to just "Be the Best Teacher" and make the school a lot of money. Easy???? For a first time teacher living in a country in which they are not from can be challenging. I used to be that teacher with no training. I was told to "Teach English." Luckily, I was able to keep my ears open and was able to meet the right people who were kind enough to teach me some ESL (English Second Language) Games. This is one of them: "THE MONEY GAME" First you will need to draw a big grid on the blackboard/whiteboard. On the top level of the grid you will need to write the numbers 1 - 10 and on the far left side of the grid you will have to write the letters
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ESL CLASSROOM GAMES 2010 The board should look something like what I did above... but of course you will need to draw the straight lines...use your imagination: Draw straight lines underneath all the letters and pull those straight lines horizontally to the far right of the grid. Next, you will have to divide your class into two or more teams. Get all of the ESL students who are on a team to sit together. Next, ask each team to tell you their, "TEAM NAME." Write each team's name on the board. (Before class - during your preparation time - you should draw the grid on a piece of paper. Next you will have fill in how much "play" money is inside each box.
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Note: on your piece of paper you can just write the numbers inside the boxes. When the student picks a box; you will be able to very quickly look at your Answer key and find the amount of money to be awarded for each box. This piece of paper will be THE ANSWER KEY; and only you can see it.) Ask each ESL Team an English question. - You can ask them any question about anything...but it is best if the question has to do with some subject that you are studying and / or reviewing. If the team answers the question correctly ~ they get to pick one box inside the grid. If the student picks 4 - D... then you will have to look on your Answer key and then write the amount of money won inside the chosen box. Keep playing this game until time runs out. And the best part is that you decide when time runs out. If COPYRIGHT 2010
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FUN ESL TEACHING GAME 4 – CHANGE SEATS IF... This Fun ESL Conversation Game is called, "Change Seat if..." And instead of always saying, "Change Seats if..." you could also say, "Switch Seats if," or "Trade seats if..." This ESL Classroom Game can be used as a warm up activity, at the end of the class; so that your students go home with a smile on their faces; or you can play this game when you want to notice your students focus fading. To play this all you have to say is, "Change Seats if..." - you have black hair! - you have a sister! - you like to eat hamburgers! - you are sitting beside a boy! - your favorite color is red! - you like to do homework! - you don't like to do homework! You can basically say anything after you say, "Trade Seats if..." and if whatever you said is true about any student in the class ~ they must "Switch Seats" with one of the other students who also has to switch his/her seat. Also, if you are teaching younger students you should use vocabulary that has already been taught. And if you are teaching more advanced ESL students you should try to use vocabulary or subjects which they have knowledge about. This is one of the best ESL Games to play with your class and every student will really be happy to play it; and while you are playing this game you are also improving the students listening skills. So try this game out next time that you are in the ESL classroom!
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This ESL classroom game is called "Corners." It is very easy to play and it is a lot of fun! You can play this esl game at the beginning of class to warm the students up; or at any time that you sense that the students focus is not well; or at the end of the class so that the students go home happy. This esl classroom game is usually played with younger esl students, but it can be played with all different age levels. The best way to figure out if this game is a hit in your class is to test it out. If the students have a blast playing...play it more often. If the reaction is not great, then you should find a different game to play with them. To start this esl game you will first tell the students "What corners are," and designate each corner a number. Corner 1, corner 2, corner 3 and corner 4. The teacher will close his eyes and count to ten. When he/she is counting the students will quietly go to one of the four corners and wait. When the teacher reaches ten he/she will then pick one corner. "Corner 2!" The teacher will open his eyes and every student that is at corner two is out; and those students must sit in their chairs until the game is over. The teacher will then close his eyes and count to ten again; the remaining students will then go to whichever corner they choose. When the teacher finishes counting to ten, he/she will pick another corner and attempt to catch more students. Keep repeating this process until there is only one student left; and that student is the winner!
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ESL CLASSROOM GAMES This is one of my first ESL Classroom Games that I ever published on Hub Pages. This is one of the most popular ESL Games that I have ever used... and you can use this ESL Game with any level and every age. This is a great ESL Game Hub – TRY IT OUT AND YOU WILL LOVE IT, TOO!
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ESL CONVERSATION GAMES This is ESL Conversation Games Squidoo Lens actually outranks my first award winning Squidoo Lens ESL TEACHING GAMES. This website slowly gained popularity and before I knew it... this was my highest ranked Squidoo Lens with over 2,500 hits a month!
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