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Colored Ballons

ESL/EFL Game Profile
Name of Game:
Colored Ballons
Target Students:
Young Learners
Target Students:
Elementary School
Target Students:
Middle School
Duration:
5-10 minutes
Number of Students:
4-40
English Skills:
Speaking
English Skills:
Vocabulary
Objective:
Learn colors by hitting balloons to each other
Instructions
  1. Blow up balloons of different colors
  2. Send 4 or 5 balloons into class
  3. Balloons cannot touch the ground
  4. Students call out color of balloon every they hit one
Variations
  • Have balloon colors represent different vocabulary words
  • Have balloon colors represent sentences for more advanced classes
Notes

This game can be used with any size class but works better with larger classes. Just make sure the door is closed because the young kids go crazy. Also, be careful of them jumping out of their chairs to hit balloons.

 

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

Do you really think this is

Do you really think this is appropriate for middle schoolers? Kindergarten students would think this was childish.

Is there some way to organize ideas on here by grade, instead of having way too difficult material smashed in in way too easy materials?

If you don't think your

If you don't think your students would enjoy it, then don't play it? That seems like an easy enough way to "organize ideas," don't you think? I think this sounds like a fun game for younger children. You could try writing vocab words on the balloons for variety or to teach associations between common nouns and colors (blue sky, red firetruck, green grass, etc.)

re: childish

OK, really? Who doesn't like hitting balloons around? Kids will always think something is stupid and childish if you treat it as such. With enough excitement and energy for the game I could get my high schoolers playing this game.