2. Board games can be a useful and readyasset for the ESL
classroom. Most requirelittle to no preparation, and with a
littlepatience, your English learners add a newresource to their
language studies. On topof all that, board games are a fun way
tolearn new vocabulary and make a changefrom the normal
routine.
3. Here are some tried but true board gamesthat many ESL
classes have enjoyed:-Scrabble-Upwords-Bananagrams-Scrabble
Slam-Scattergories-Catch Phrase-Taboo-Balderdash-Jenga-I-Spy
Books
4. When to use it? To review after aunit To review for a test
To introduce theelement ofcompetition in class To
provideopportunities forkinesthetic andtactile learners
5. Instructions1.-Make up a theme for the game. It could based
on adventure,business, family life or something else. The object
could be toreach a goal before the other players, or to eliminate
them insome fashion.2.-Create the rules of the game. Write them
down for yourplayers to study.3.-Design the board on paper first.
Decide how many spaces willappear on the board and what will happen
on each space.Make sure you have an evenly divided number of good
andbad things that happen on the board.4.-Make the actual board
itself. You can use many differenttypes of materials, from
cardboard and paper to finished woodand cloth.
6. 5.-Add the playing pieces. Small toys, figurines and pieces
from othergames can work. Make sure the pieces are noticeably
different fromone another.6.-Add the remaining objects and pieces.
This includes dice, tokens,cards, play money and any other prizes
included in the game.7.-Find a group of friends or family members
to test out your newboard game. Above all, make sure they have fun
playing it.(Peruvian children play a life-sized disaster risk
reduction board gamein Chinchas central park during a community
fair sponsored by theAmerican Red Cross.)
7. What to do:Cut out the cards and laminate for longer
hold.How to play:1.-Have groups of three to four students play the
game.2.-Give each student eight or six cards.3.-The one to get the
Starting card puts his card on thetable. Reads the question
aloud.4.-The student with the card that has the answer puts it
downon the table (like in a Domino game) but the card is
placedbelow the first card 5.-The student then reads the new
question and the studentwith the correct answer places his card on
the desk.6.-And so it goes ..PS: Notice that the Starting card has
the answer of thequestion on the last card to be placed on the
table.Animals CARD GAME
8. Cheer up ! Create yourown board
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