Flashcard Games
- Ostrich Game
Pair up Ss and tape a card onto each S's back. Both Ss face each other with hands behind backs waiting for T to shout "Go!". Then Ss try to look at the flashcard on their partner’s back without letting their partner see theirs. When the S finally sees his/her partner's card s/he has to shout it out to become the winner. The Ss look like ostriches when playing this game. - Over-under
Kids are lined up in two teams. Give the kids at the front each a flash card. When you say go, the first in line says the word and passes the f/c over their head, the next kid says the word and passes the card under between their legs, the next kid over, then under, and so on. The last kid in line races to the front to hand the f/c to the teacher and says the word. The first team to hand the card in gets a point. - Pass
Ss sit in a circle with the T. T holds up a flashcard and says the word. T passes it on to the next S who also says the word and passes it on to the next S. To keep the game exciting, T starts adding new rules. T calls “change directions”, “faster”, or adds another card to go round at the same time, in the same direction or opposite direction. - Rope Jump
Have Ss stand behind each other in a line. 2 Ss hold a rope at a height that the Ss should be able to jump over. On the other side of the rope are a selection of flashcards and a box. Call out the name of one of the flashcards/objects to the first S. S/he has to jump over the rope, pick up the correct flashcard and put it in the box.