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?
I'm sorry but if you can't
I'm sorry but if you can't understand these instructions, maybe you shouldn't be teaching English. They are very simple