Classroom activities in primarily classes

English Or Word Games For Classrooms

Reading and writing aren’t the only activities or tools for learning a language. There are some fun games as well, which can be used to review and improve a child’s vocabulary, grammar, and speaking skills.

9. Dictionary deception

Dictionary deception is a rather challenging game that compels kids to think about a word’s meaning. It is great for developing high school students’ vocabulary.
Number of players: Six or more
You will need: Sheets of paper, pens, and a list of words
How to play:

1. 
   Pick a word that none of the students have heard before.
   
2. 
   Write the meaning of the word on a sheet of paper. Ask the students to write down what they think the definition of that word is.
   
3. 
   Collect the sheets and read them out one by one – each time you do, the class has to consider the meaning and vote.
   
4. 
   Students get one point every time their definition gets a vote and also if they have written the right definition.
   

The student with the highest number of points wins.
Some words you can use include Aplomb, Brackish, Acumen, Chicane, Diffident, Epiphany, Facetious, Fiduciary, Filibuster, Hubris, Incognito, Jejune, Kowtow, Laissez-faire, Lexicon, Nihilism, Nomenclature, Oligarchy, Paradigm, Pecuniary, Quotidian, Sanguine, Soliloquy, Tempestuous, Totalitarian, Unctuous, Usurp, Vortex, Wrought, and Xenophobe.

10. Board race

Board race is a team building that also works on the child’s vocabulary.
Number of players: Six or more
You will need: Board and two different colored markers
How to play:

1. 
   Divide the class into two teams. Give each team a pen.
   
2. 
   Draw a line in the middle of the board, dividing it into two parts, one each for each team.
   
3. 
   On one side of the board, write down a word.
   
4. 
   Following the relay method, each team must write words relevant to the theme of the keyword.
   
5. 
   The team with the highest number of words for a word scores one point.