ESL/EFL Game Profile Name of Game:
Janken Slap
Target Students:
Young Learners
Target Students:
Elementary School
Target Students:
Middle School
Target Students:
High School
Target Students:
University
Duration:
5-20 minutes depending on how many cards are used
Number of Students:
Groups of 2-4
Objective:
Review vocabulary words/grammar structures by slapping flashcards
Instructions
Get into groups of two and give each group a set of flashcards
Place two flashcards on the table or floor and label them 1 and 2
Explain to students that they will shoot rock-paper-scissors (ie Janken in Japanese)
Have students shoot 1 or zero fingers instead of rock, paper, and scissors
Students add up the thumbs and try to slap the flashcard with that number
Flashcard #1 for one thumb, #2 for two thumbs, and so on
Do it again if everyone shoots fists
Whoever slaps the correct card first gets a point if they say the word or sentence on the card out loud
Variations
Use one flash card for each person in the group
2 for pairs, 3 for groups of three, and 4 for groups of four
You can use alphabet letters for younger children and more advanced grammar structures, such as past tense, 10-word sentences, etc. for students of a higher level
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The instructions are very
The instructions are very confusing:
"shoot rock-paper-scissors"? What does that mean?
"shoot 1 or zero fingers"??
"Students add up the thumbs"??? What thumbs?
"gets a point if they say the word or sentence on the card" What word or sentence?