This game was inspired by AsakawaSune's "If I were X I would Y" Card game. I wanted students to practice making sentences, but I didn't have the time to print and prepare so many cards, and I also wanted to make it easier for my low-level students. I made it this morning and just used it this afternoon for the first time, and it went over well!
Materials needed: PPT file, TV or projector, enough whiteboards and markers for each group
How to play:
- Divide students into groups (for me I did 6 groups of 4 students, but adjust according to your class size and needs) and give each group a whiteboard and marker.
- Have students repeat the prompt and each of the three available sentence endings. Make sure they understand the meanings! I included pictures, but you might need the JTE to translate some.
- Set a timer for 1 minute, and let them discuss in their group and write down the completed sentence. (prompt + sentence ending)
- After time is up, make sure everyone is finished writing before getting all teams to raise their whiteboards.
- Count how many times each sentence ending was used and give points (see Scoring System below!)
- Have the writers pass the whiteboard to the team member on their left, to ensure everyone gets a turn to write, and then start the next question!
Scoring System:
- If only 1 group used an ending, they get 5 points.
- If 2 groups used it, they each get 3 points.
- If 3, 4, or 5 groups used the same, they get 1 point.
- If all groups used the same, 0 points will be given.
Feel free to adjust the prompts, sentence endings, and scoring system to work with your classes! :)
Hope it works well for you, and lmk if you have any questions.
Looks very fun and great to use for all levels! Thank you so much, I'm looking forward to using it! =D
I just did this activity for 3rd Grade JHS and my students loved it! I noticed that when they really grasped the point system, they got quite competitive and were very involved.