"Fly Swatter Game" - by David Malatesta

This is a competitive kinesthetic vocabulary game; students identify terms/phrases using listening skills and powers of observation.

WHEN TO USE IT

• To review vocabulary
• To change up the energy level in class

MATERIALS

Fly swatters or rolled paper to "swat" at the photo; photos about the vocabulary on focus.

PREPARATION

Prepare terms, phrases, vocabulary to use in advance. It's best to use a big picture or a projector with the image (s). You can also ask your students bring the pictures to the class.

PROCEDURE

1. Divide students into teams;
2. Place opposing students equal distance from pictures (turned towards you so that students cannot review pictures in advance);
3. Choose a term, question, phrase that describes something that is on the picture;
4. Students race to "swat" corresponding picture and/or item within;
5. Whoever does so correctly wins. Keeping score is optional.

VARIATIONS

1. Provide an image for each pair of students. They can compete against each other with the facilitator calling out words.
2. Use minimal pair words and use the words in a sentence so students can identify which word.