This simple game is great for engaging 14+ students, with a class size of around 35. It's perfect for reviewing the days of the week and practicing English phrases.
π Rules:
π’ Set Up:
- Have 7 students stand at the front of the room, each holding a card that says a day of the week. You can use cards from the Let's Try 2 book or create your own.
π Heads Down:
- Ask all the other students to put their heads down on their desks and give a thumbs up.
π£ Sneak Around:
- The 7 students at the front will sneak around the room and tap the thumb of one student.
- The tapped student should put their thumb down or clench their fist to indicate theyβve been chosen.
- The 7 students at the front will sneak around the room and tap the thumb of one student.
π’ "Heads Up!"
- When all 7 students have picked someone, they return to the front of the room, and the teacher can say, "Heads up, 7 up!" or "Good morning!" to signal it's time to guess.
β Make Your Guess:
- The chosen students will stand at their desks and each has one guess for which of the 7 students chose them.
- To guess, they must say the key phrase: "It's weekday" followed by the day of the week on the card they think matches the person who tapped them.
- The chosen students will stand at their desks and each has one guess for which of the 7 students chose them.
β Correct Guess or Try Again:
- If a student guesses correctly, they replace the student who chose them.
- If they guess wrong, they must sit down and try again next round.
- If a student guesses correctly, they replace the student who chose them.
π Repeat:
- Rinse and repeat starting from step 2. Continue for as many rounds as desired!
π Happy Teaching,
CarpenterBee
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Perfect! Just in time for the last hour of this unit!!
This is such a good idea of how to make Heads Up into a vocab practice game! I'm going to play with my 4th graders this week for the last class on this unit :) Thank you!
I have been trying to find a way to incorporate vocab practice into this game and this is perfect. Thank you for the great idea!
Great idea, thank you for sharing! I'm curious, is the PowerPoint locked intentionally? I am unable to edit anything on that file.
@raymo1, I just downloaded it from here to a new computer and was able to edit it? I'm sorry it's not working on yours! It should editable.
Omg, I used to play this game when I was in elementary school. I forgot all about it haha. But this looks like a great way, especially for weekdays, to have a fun game with little prep. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks!
I wanted to give a quick thank you for this, as I formatted it to work for my 5th grade as well with OWS! By using "I study ___ with __" and having the students hold subject cards, they fill in the "with __" so it's about the student holding it. Thank you for this activity!!