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General Activities

Mystery Box
A fun way to practice describing.

Making Groups
A fun way to review vocabulary.

Listening to Sounds
A creative way to practice vocabulary and past tense forms.

Odd One Out
A fun vocabulary review activity.

Empty Your Pockets
A fun way to practice identification, description and comparison.

Alphabet Challenge
A good way to review and reinforce voculary.

Back to the Board
A fun activity for vocabulary review.

Draw My Room
A way of reviewing household vocabulary.

Word Share
A good way to teach new vocabulary.

Guess the Word

A simple guessing activity like this one gets the entire class involved and can be used again and again.

Vocab Box

The vocabulary box is an easy and convenient way to keep a record of words introduced or encountered during lessons. Because the words are already on cards, they are in a “ready to go” format for various classroom activities.

Qualities Brainstorm
Learners name objects that have a particular quality.

Which One Doesn't Belong?
Learners decide which word doesn't fit a particular category.

Can a Fish be Stinky?
Learners are encouraged to have conversation while reviewing nouns and adjectives.

Guess the Category
Here is a vocabulary review activity that can easily be tailored to fit different levels.

From Pictures to Words
Learners use pictures to teach each other new vocabulary.

Making Words
A word-building activity great for learners who learn by working with their hands.

Blackboard Bingo
Here is a simple version of the game with only five words used on the Bingo board.

Help With Word Endings
Learners create combinations of root words and endings using cards.

Student Dictionaries
Learners create their own support for spelling tasks.

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