This is a (somewhat) simple and fun game. The original goal was to get students using auxiliary verbs (助動詞) such as Can/Can’t in an engaging way so that they don’t realise they’re practicing them, but it can very easily be customised and used for teaching as a review activity or general game for elementary/junior high/high school kids.
Unlike some other games, I have noticed it travels very well and it almost doesn’t matter how energetic or shy the class might be, everyone can get something out of it. Also, while it rotates from team to team, EVERY team must read and understand the challenges on every turn, so it keeps them active, reading, listening and engaged.
I've included a pdf with a more detailed explanation of how to play.
UPDATE: The ppt just contains a selection table and 30 challenges for ease of display. If you are unable to download it, you can very easily write the challenges down on a sheet of paper and have students pick a number 1-30 (corresponding to the challenge) for an analogue version.
Thank you! ( the cool jazz bgm is also interesting...lol)
This looks genuinely really cool! I think I might want to try it with one of my higher level JHS classes (Who constantly like adding Mizuhara in as a random name in their writing activities...) I don`t have a subscriber account so unfortunately can only see the PDF, but it looks so fun! What does the PPT contain? Scoring tables and the game itself? Or just more details on how to play?
Ah! the PPT contains the challenges just for ease of display, you could very easily just write numbers 1-30 on a whiteboard/blackboard and have the students pick a number that corresponds to a challenge you have written down on a secret sheet of paper.
Looks great! Appreciate the detailed instructions. You really sold the game and I'm looking forward to trying it sometime. Thanks!
How long does this last usually?