Here are a few fun games you can play with your classes to increase conversation and help lighten the mood!

Connect 4 is an easy way to practice vocabulary.  Set up a board with pictures of all of the vocabulary words you have been practicing.  The goal of the game is to get four words correct In a row.  Pair students together and have them play against each other to see who can get four in a row without getting blocked!

Bingo Is a classic vocabulary practice.  Bingo Baker Is an online bingo card maker that will create differentiated cards for your students.  It will even create ONLINE bingo cards for online classes.  

• Start by giving the students a prompt. This can be a photo or a written prompt, depending on the age and ability level.

• Have students create a story from the prompt, with each student writing one sentence at a time.

• Have them continue to add to the story one sentence at a time as time allows.

• You can also put them in smaller groups if you have the ability and numbers to do so online.

• Give students a letter, category, or color of something to find in their surroundings. (For example, something that starts with the letter “P” or “something that is sticky.”)

• Set a timer and have them go find and bring back that thing.

• Students then take turns presenting their items to the class.

• Have one student act out a word or phrase – you can assign them one, assign a category, or let them choose.

• The other students then guess the word or phrase the student is acting out.

• The one who guesses correctly first, then gets to act it out.

• It’s recommended to set a time limit for both the acting part and the game overall.

• Start with a word and then pass to a student, who has to say a new word, that starts with the last letter of the word you selected.

• For example: The first word is Pillow and then the next word could be wish. Followed by another word that starts with H.

• Continue around the class until someone makes a mistake.

• To add a challenge, make it so that no word can be repeated.

Just like Tic Tac Toe, the goal Is to get three in a row!  Students must answer the questions in the box to win the box.  Change up the pairs when at all possible for maximum practice!