READY Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 296
APPENDIX I – Vocabulary Activities & More
1. Mime Game
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Act out a word or phrase and have the pupils guess the word you are miming.
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Have the pupil who guessed correctly come to the board to play the next round. Play several
rounds to practice the words.
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The activity can be done as a whole or as a team/small group competition.
2. Disappearing Card
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Show all the cards and have pupils say the words.
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Then, hide one card and have the pupils say the words again, including the one you have hidden.
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Continue until all the cards are hidden and the pupils say the words in order from memory.
3. BINGO
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Have pupils draw a 3x3 grid in their notebooks (creating 9 squares) and write any review words
they choose in the squares.
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Play BINGO by saying a word and have pupils mark if they have that word in their BINGO grid.
Record the words you say on the board.
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Continue saying words until a pupil gets three in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) and
calls: BINGO! Check the winning words against the list on the board.
4. Word Association
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Say one of the vocabulary words and have pupils quickly respond with another word that
they associate with it.
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Accept any logical answer.
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Play a few rounds to practice different words.
5. The Minute Challenge
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Show words on the board. Give pupils one minute (timed) to memorize as many of the
words as they can (no writing).
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After one minute, hide the words and have pupils write down as many as they can
remember.
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When they are finished, reveal the words one by one and have pupils check their lists. Have
pupils give themselves one point for each word they remembered, and a bonus point for
each word spelled correctly.
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The activity can be done individually or as a team/small group competition.
6. Pass the Ball
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Toss a soft ball or object to a pupil and ask a question. Have the pupil respond before passing
the ball to another pupil and asking the question again.
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