Go Fish!
Outline: Students walk around playing
Janken and asking for target vocabulary cards.
Procedure:
The goal of the game is to collect the most cards.
After teaching the target vocabulary, give students a complete card set of the words. Each set should include about eight cards, each card being a different word, and pictures to supplement the written English word. The cards are to be kept secret because for some unreason the children love to show each other.
Students walk around and find a partner. Once they greet them, they play Janken.
The Janken winner says the card they want. If the loser has that card, they must give it to the winner. If they have more than one of the same card, they only have to give the winner one card. However, if the loser does not have the asked for card, they say, "sorry."
After saying their farewells, they find a new partner and play again.
Variations:
Change the goal so the student must try to collect identical cards. The Janken winner says the target word for a card they want. If the loser has that card, they must hand it over
. Then, the winner gives the loser a card they do not need. This ensures everyone always has the same number of cards. However, if the loser does not have the card, no cards are exchanged and they proceed with the farewells. For a more advanced class, teach them how to ask for the card, "Do you have a ~ ," which is answered by, "Yes/No, I do/do not."
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