Vocabulary Wars

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Originally submitted by Stanley Dennis on Jan 03, 2014.

DETAILED EXPLANATION:

• Review the vocabulary with the students.
• Set up the rings or tape in a line either in the front of the class or in the middle (with the desks moved, of course).
• Place the vocabulary cards in the rings while reviewing with the students.
• Split the students into two teams.
• Have them choose their group order (順番ーjunban).
• The first player of each team will janken. The winner will go first.
• The student will say the vocabulary for the ring he wants to shoot for (literally, his target vocabulary).
• They then throw their bean bag toward the ring (one time only).
• If they get the bean bag in the correct ring, their team will receive one point.
• If they get the bean bag in a ring, but the vocabulary is not what they said, they will receive no points.
• If they miss the ring, they will receive no points.
• The player who has shot will go to the back of the team line and sit down.
• The next team will shoot.
• This continues until both teams have played all their players.
• Count the points and declare a winner.

VARIATIONS:

• When I don't have bean bags or hula hoops, I play this game with large foam blocks (generally, only at kindergarten). I tape the vocabulary to the blocks and use a ball in order to knock the correct vocabulary over. Same rules apply.

TEACHING SUGGESTIONS:

• Encourage the kids to cheer for their team.
• Rewards are always ok for the winning team.
• For the older kids, I put the vocabulary cards close to the students, but the rings very far away. I usually use the gym.

TIPS/CAUTIONS:

• Sometimes, if each student has their own bean bag, they begin to throw them all willy nilly. Be sure to not let them throw at each other or out of turn.