Spoon Race

GRAMMAR: General Game     SUBMITTED BY: Brent Badger     BORROWED FROM / INSPIRED BY: A general game on the site     DATE ADDED: Oct 10, 2009     EDITED BY: まだ

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Materials Needed:

• Spoons: Enough for each team.
• Marbles or ping-pong balls: Enough for each team.

Detailed Explanation:

1. After explaining the vocabulary or grammar point, divide the class into teams. Make sure each team has an equal number of students.
2. Make sure the class is pushed into the centre of the room. There should be enough room around the teams that there is a 'race track' area around the sides of the classroom so the students can run.
3. Hand out a ball and spoon for each team.
4. The objective for each student is to run the circumfrence of the classroom once and return to their seat while balancing a ball in their spoon. When they pass you on the way they have to answer your question or identify your flashcard. If they can, they can continue their circuit. If they can`t they have to wait by you till they do. I encourage them to get hints from their teammates.
5. When they finish their lap, they hand the ball and spoon off to another student. They do their lap.
6. When one team has all their students finished they win.

Variations:

• If the students aren`t that genki, allow the runners to hit the arm of the other runners. Be careful it doesn`t get out of control. 

Comments:

• (Sept 13, 2011) Anonymous said:
  English lesson?
• (Apr 22, 2011) k said: This worked out really well for a class of 35 kids. I renamed it Baseball Balance and used flimsy plastic spoons and baseballs to make it a bit more fun and challenging. I did a mix of words and finish the sentences on flashcards from grade 7 at two points along the track for them to answer. Some easy, some hard. Choose accordingly depending on how well you know your students.