Students speak in the activity.
Want to go to Saizeria
Students think of reasons to complete the sentences.
Funky Sentences
Students work in groups to formulate passive voice sentences following guideline keywords given by other students.
Anything To Eat
Students use Infinitive Verbs sentences to fill in a grid.
How To Old Maid
Students play Old Maid while asking, "Do you know how to/what to/where to/when to~?"
Monster In The Bedroom
Students listen to where the objects are and then connect the dots to find the hidden animal.
Blindfold Direction
A blindfolded student is guided by his peers to his chosen destination.
Paper Airplane Introductions
Students read a self-introduction from one of their classmates, then the class guesses which student it's from.
Take Or Give
Students answer questions to get points, but don't know if they're positive or negative until after they answer!
BB Fun
BB stands for Birthday Bingo. Students learn the basics for months and days in English.
Ways To SF
This is a simple listening exercise for students to learn how to ask for directions and draw on the map while famous places in San Francisco are being introduced to them.
Magic Numbers
This card trick will leave your students breathless but it only works if they know how to spell numbers 1-10.
Nice To Meet You
Students practice expressions used during self-introductions.
I Have Never
This game is based on the American drinking game, "Never have I ever..."
Asteroids
A dice rolling game to practice sentences with 'must' in them.
Let's Agree To Disagree
Students practice sentences to debate for/against a motion.
Buying and Selling
Game involving every student, reviews numbers 10-100.
Plural Monster Drawing
Students draw monsters while practicing body parts.
How To Make Origami
An interview activity where students find out what their friends know how to do.
Bingo Interview: Who/He/She
Students interview each other using "Who is he/she?" questions.
Mastermind
This game can be adapted for any grammar point. It encourages students to create, and say aloud a particular grammar point repeatedly.
Which Do You Like
Students try to get a bingo while practicing, "Which do you like, ____ or ____?"
English Class Rules
This is a relatively quick game to practice the must/mustn't grammar form while also reviewing verbs and basic rules of behavior in English class.
Shapely Animals
Students draw animals using the shapes they are taught. This is a very easy and basic activity which teaches students to recognize shapes in animals.
Pairs Janken Snake
This game helps students practice vocabulary or English sentences. It is a general game that can be used for ES or JHS lessons.
Thief
Students compose a series of questions to try and guess who the thief of the chocolate cake the ALT made was.
Bananaman
Students go round asking their friends "Do you like bananas?" in order to find 8 hidden bananamen.
Twisted Pictionary
Students have ten seconds to draw a picture and have their teammates guess it.
What Do You Think Of English
Students translate the adjectives into Japanese then ask each other their opinions.
Calendar Otaku
Students are asked about the dates of various Japanese holidays and receive points for answering correctly.
Relative Matching
Students make sentences using 'that/which' Relative Pronouns.
I Spy
Children play a simplified version of "I Spy" while reviewing colours.
After C
This is a simple alphabet order game where students must say what is before/after the letter you say.
Phone Numbers
A listening and speaking telephone number activity.
Parfait Buffet
Students get into groups and compete to make the most or best parfaits.
A-E-I-O-U Bingo Song
While singing along to the Bingo song, students sing the English vowels and practice giving their self-introductions.
Fruity Collection
Students walk around and exchange their picture cards with other students, with the goal of collecting many fruits that they like and giving away fruits that they don't like.
Have You Ever Bet
Students practice "Have you ever ....?" questions while having fun betting about classmates' experiences.
Daily Routine
Students race to read and write sentences and complete the passage.
Alphabet Order War
Students stategically play alphabet cards in hopes to gain the most cards.
How Many Monsters
Students practice asking "How many?" and review body parts by drawing monsters.
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