1. Use small strips of paper and tape to label and name all things in the classroom.
2. Each student create an alphabet card. Hang up at the front of the classroom.
3. Make a poster with information about a country. Present it to the class.
4. Bring in to class something you don’t need. Every student gets $100 (fake) to buy items.
Use only English and buy/sell – who makes the most money?
5. Find classmates that are born in the same month as you. Link arms and continue to
find more students born in the same month.
6. Teach a fellow student how to do something. Write out the steps beforehand then
Explain.
7. Go around the class and say thank you to every classmate. Give a different reason
To each person. “Thank you for …..ing ……….”
8. Make a list of (topic) that start with each letter of the alphabet. Who can get the most?
9. Write 5 general knowledge questions on a piece of paper. Easy to hardest. Play
Jeopardy asking your questions to classmates. Points: 1,2,3,4,5.
10. Write a yes/no question that you are interested in finding out from classmates. Walk
around the class and survey everyone. Report back to the class your findings.
11. Tell a joke in your native language. Then try and tell the same joke in English. Can
you?
12. Spell a word on the back of a friend. Can they guess? Write a number? Can they say
what it is?
13. With a large piece of paper, draw your body outline. Label all your parts and color.
14. Make 12 groups. Each group makes a calendar page with important class dates for
their month.
15. Students sit back to back and telephone each other. Pretend you are ordering a pizza
Reporting a missing person / Making a doctor’s appointment.
16. Describe a favorite movie. Give hints. Can others guess which movie it is?
17. Whisper some gossip in a classmates ear. Keep passing on the gossip. After, share
the gossip with the class. Is it the same as the gossip started?
18. Pitch a business. In a group, come up with a busines concept and then sell the idea to
the class. Vote after and best idea wins.
19. Invite a family member or older friend to the class. Or interview with skype.
Prepare questions before they visit.
20. Write a letter in English to the local government about an issue. Describe what you
want changed.
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