Blow That Fish!

Submitted by I on 22 October 2007 - 6:40pm.

ESL/EFL Game Profile

Name of Game:

Blow That Fish!

Target Students:

Young Learners

Target Students:

Elementary School

Target Students:

Middle School

Target Students:

High School

Duration:

10 minutes

Number of Students:

Groups of 5-7

English Skills:

Spelling

English Skills:

Writing

English Skills:

Vocabulary

Objective:

Practice spelling vocabulary words and blow a paper fish around the room

Instructions

Bring students up to the board and provide with chalk/dry erase marker
Call out a word form the current spelling list
The first student to spell the word correctly is awarded one point
When on student reaches an pre-agreed upon number of points (ie 5) you play one fish race round
Give each student a tissue and scissors and tell them to quickly cut out a fish shape
Students line their fishes (fish?) up at one end of the room and kneel or crouch on the floor next to their fish
The teacher calls "Go!" and the student who won the spelling game tries to blow their fish to the other side of the room
Five seconds later, the teacher calls "Go!" again and the rest of the students join in
Whoever is the first student to get their fish to the other side of the room is the winner and gets one 'Fish Point'
Return to the board, record the winner, and play another round of the spelling quiz

Variations

Have students start on the other side of the room away from the board and WALK to the board before spelling
- This will give weaker students more time to think of the word before everyone starts to write
This
game is sometimes known as 'Flap the Fish' or 'Fan the Fish', in which
case the players try to direct their fish using a piece of card or a
rolled-up newspaper to 'fan' the fish across the room
- Make sure to have these extra materials to add variety to the game

Notes

Be sure to check the cleanliness of the floor before you encourage the students to scrabble about. The game can be played crouching if necessary.

A big thanks to Anna for this ESL/EFL game!

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