Mar 1, 2024 · Games and playful activities are a great way to alleviate pressure, lower the stakes, and infuse joy and levity into what may be an anxiety-inducing process for some. Here is a list of 17 games to play with more advanced world language students (and, in some cases, even ELL students) that can help them use the new language they’re studying.

Nov 12, 2015 · A student may have a deep fear of making a mistake, or may be just plain shy, even in their native language. Whatever the reason, here is a list of a few fun activities to get your students to speak. This list is for more advanced students.

Jan 2, 2025 · Games are an engaging and effective way to help students build vocabulary, grammar, reading, and speaking skills. This collection of 21 classroom-ready games offers impactful language practice that’s simple to implement in any upper elementary English language arts classroom setting.

Mar 19, 2024 · In Theater Games for the Classroom, Viola Spolin wrote, “Responsiveness, interaction, attention, observation, physical and vocal expression, narrative skills, sensory agility, emotional awareness, and more will develop more swiftly when students become part of a whole.” In the game Body Language, they must support one another and work as a ...

Apr 22, 2021 · Choose fun traditional games for groups: Find games in the target culture that rely on communication among students. For instance, traditional street games (think four square or Simon says in American culture) provide authentic language input among participants and cultivate negotiation of meaning; they also harness collaboration and plausible ...

May 9, 2024 · As a follow-up, depending on their language level, I might have students write a list of sentences or a paragraph to describe what they saw and did on their scavenger hunt. An alternative to this activity is to have the class first create a list of common things they see around the hallways—for example, a water fountain, lockers, doors, students.

Oct 13, 2017 · Integrating Popular Games and Language Acquisition. 1. Make play relevant. If you want students to take play seriously, don’t use it as a disposable part of your time together. Students won’t be invested if they see these games as time fillers devoid of learning goals. Before each game, make sure you explain why the class is playing.

Jan 17, 2023 · I use five different word-association games that get students to recall, describe, explain, listen, and verbalize the subject-specific vocabulary from that topic or unit of work. In my experience, the lighthearted nature of these games provides students with a fun, safe, and low-stakes environment where they feel more confident to just have a go.

Sep 13, 2019 · Serious simulation games—which I have described as being “designed for the fundamental purposes of education for reaching a solution for real-world dilemmas”—can be especially effective in engaging middle- and upper-grade ELLs in rigorous content application.

Oct 16, 2015 · Game-based learning (GBL) is an area of education that has been getting a lot of attention in recent times. It's easy to find articles and entire websites devoted to the power of games for engaging learners and providing a vehicle for their learning. However, many of these articles seem to focus on math, science, and language arts.