Great Games!
Battleship!
Why not transform the battleship game? The original Battleship is all about saying the coordinates (number and letter) and sink the opponents ships, right? What about having words instead of ships?
You will need:
- two grids per student (if you make it big, then it will take a long time to finish the game). You can make a grid using EXCEL. Remember that the first row must have letters and the first column must have numbers (or vice-versa).
-Pencils or markers.
This game should be played in pairs. Each student must have two grids: One is the attack and the other is the defense. They write their words on the defense grid. Then they "attack" their opponent and they need to write on the attack grid to keep track of the squares they already called.
Suggestion: You can also tell students to use different colored pencils to color the grid when they miss the letter. They can pick a color to write when they "hit" the letter.
Dice game
I must say that I really enjoy dice games and I believe the students do too. This is a very simple game, actually.
It should be played in pairs, but I guess you can make it work in trios also. All you need is a sheet like the one in the picture per student. It doesn't have to be this drawing, in fact you can draw whatever you like (be creative!)
You need to write numbers from one to six, you decide how many times.
The kids will take turns throwing the dice. If player A throws the dice and the number 2 is facing up, then he uses a marker or a colored pencil to color one number 2. If his opponent ends up with 2 and it is already colored, then he loses his turn.
Each player (if you are playing in pairs) will have 3 numbers. Whoever finishes coloring all his/her numbers first is the winner.
Teacher Dai