Teams do this without writing the words on the pictures. Each team then makes a drawing of each word on a separate piece of paper. Write target vocabulary you want the students to practice on the board. Give each team some pieces of paper and coloured pens. This is an imaginative vocabulary game for teaching words to students. As a variation, instead of asking the students to define a word, you could get the students to use the target vocabulary in a sentence, ask them to spell a word, etc. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. The game continues until all the vocabulary has been covered. Have a different student choose someone to give a definition each time and don't let teams pick the same student to define a word two rounds in a row. Then, give the other team a word to define and so on. If the student's definition is wrong, one point is deducted from the team for each person standing. If the student's definition is correct, one point is awarded to the team for each person standing. A student on the other team then selects one of the standing students to define the word. Students can also stand up if they don't know the definition to help their team score more points, but if they are chosen to define the word their team loses points. All the students in the team who know the definition stand up. Have you used Flyswatter before? Would you do it again? What do you do differently from what I described in this post? Please share your expertise in the comments.In this fun defining vocabulary game, students give definitions for words and try to bluff their ability to give definitions in order to score more points. I have only used a Flyswatter a couple of times, but, as I said, many of my colleagues love it. However, I’ve noticed that students really enjoy watching their peers play, seeing whether or not they know the words, and anticipating of when they might be called and what word they will be asked to determine. This is a video of Flyswatter that a teacher has posted on YouTube.Īt first, I thought that many students would not been engaged during this game, since only two players are doing the actual swatting. This routine goes on until all words have been discussed or until a pre-designated score has been reached. The defeated player leaves, and the “winner” selects a new challenger from the opposing team.
Whoever’s flyswatter lands on the word first scores a point for his or her team. Once students determine the word, they slap it with the flyswatter. Provide an example, definition, or clue for one of the vocabulary words. Have one representative from each team come to the front with a flyswatter. If you have a BenQ, Smartboard, or projector you could also project them from a computer file (such as PowerPoint or Word).ĭivide your class into two large teams.
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Write a series of words that your class has been studying on different spots on your whiteboard. However, excitement about it has spread, and I now know science and CTE teachers who also regularly play it. I first observed this game in a colleague’s Spanish class, and it remains a favorite for world language teachers. All you need to play this fun game is two flyswatters, a whiteboard, whiteboard markers, and a vocabulary list.
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