Run and Write

ESL/EFL Game Profile
Name of Game:
Run and Write
Target Students:
Elementary School
Target Students:
Middle School
Target Students:
High School
Duration:
10-20 minutes
Number of Students:
Groups of 3-4
English Skills:
Listening
English Skills:
Spelling
English Skills:
Writing
Objective:
Find word in list and write in on the board
Instructions
  1. Give each team a list of words
  2. Have each team select a leader
  3. Teacher says one word from list several times
  4. Teams search for word, then have leader go to board and write word
  5. Leaders must give teach a Hi-five after writing the word correctly
  6. First leader to give the teacher hi-five gets five points
  7. Next leader to finished gets 4 points, next one 3, etc
Variations
Notes

You can make a word list or just use the word index in the back of your textbook. Students cannot shout letters out to leader but they can show it to her/him as many times as they need. Encourage them to say the letters out loud when the leader come over for help. Subtracting a point from noisy teams helps keep things under control.
Make sure to switch leaders after every word and do a follow up exercise with the words used.

 

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