Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 21 April 2009 - 3:38pm.
My kids absolutely loved this game! I used it with my primary class and my middle school class and both loved it equally. It's great for stressing the importance of correct verb tense as well.
Submitted by Mark MacKinnon (not verified) on 30 April 2009 - 3:31pm.
When I first read this, I wondered about a few things: for example, once students see which square is the typhoon square, won't they just pick it all the time to knock off the other teams?
If it's a 6x6 grid, the way a volunteer from a group could be given a word is to let them roll a die twice (or two dice), making the game a mix of some luck and some skill too.
I'm also thinking of putting completed sentences up on the projector screen alongside the game board, so that completed sentences will not be repeated. If the word is "dogs" and someone says "I like dogs", we should not use the same thing for pizza --> "I like pizza." We'll have to think of something new for it.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 23 June 2009 - 12:08pm.
Well, the students wouldn't know which squares are typhoons, because all the squares are covered with word cards. They're essentially choosing blindly; not knowing how many points each word is worth or if it's a typhoon. I do like your idea about making students create varied sentences. I think I'll try that with my students.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 16 July 2009 - 11:39am.
I teach middle school and my 3rd graders liked this game. It didnt go too fast and it wasnt too slow either. I made an adjustment. Instead of one team losing all their points I made it so the points get cut in half. I also made it so that the team who picked the typhoon square not only got to cut a teams points in half but also got to keep them.
My kids absolutely loved
My kids absolutely loved this game! I used it with my primary class and my middle school class and both loved it equally. It's great for stressing the importance of correct verb tense as well.
Typhoon ESL Game
Thanks for the review of this English game!
Thanks!
This is a great idea, that can be adapted for any grammar or vocab exercise! Brilliant!
how to choose the words
When I first read this, I wondered about a few things: for example, once students see which square is the typhoon square, won't they just pick it all the time to knock off the other teams?
If it's a 6x6 grid, the way a volunteer from a group could be given a word is to let them roll a die twice (or two dice), making the game a mix of some luck and some skill too.
I'm also thinking of putting completed sentences up on the projector screen alongside the game board, so that completed sentences will not be repeated. If the word is "dogs" and someone says "I like dogs", we should not use the same thing for pizza --> "I like pizza." We'll have to think of something new for it.
Well, the students wouldn't
Well, the students wouldn't know which squares are typhoons, because all the squares are covered with word cards. They're essentially choosing blindly; not knowing how many points each word is worth or if it's a typhoon. I do like your idea about making students create varied sentences. I think I'll try that with my students.
I teach middle school and my
I teach middle school and my 3rd graders liked this game. It didnt go too fast and it wasnt too slow either. I made an adjustment. Instead of one team losing all their points I made it so the points get cut in half. I also made it so that the team who picked the typhoon square not only got to cut a teams points in half but also got to keep them.