High School - All Stand Alone Games

[rianshearer]

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The classic game for high school students.  In huge classes, you can break the class into two 'hotels' where the action takes place.
If you don't know this game, I've attached the full rules too. 

[raisedbywoolves]

I had an unexpected filler class, so we played a game. Similar format to the Newly wed game. Groups chose a member, who will answer a personal question (favorites, habits, etc) on a small white board. their group must guess and write what they think she will answer. High school girls love cheating, so I had to make the 5 team members step outside the classroom while writing their answers.

[Brian]

** From the JLP Resource Book **

HOW TO PLAY HEXAGONS


Level:
Any Level

Expectations:   
1. That this fun game will encourage students to speak English!

Materials:
Hexagon playing sheet, Hexagon questions.

Vocabulary:
Lots and lots, all of the answers to all of the questions

Procedure:

1)   Split your class into two teams (the competition is great, especially if there is a small prize).
2)   Put the game board up on the board.
3)   The game board will have a block of hexagons with a letter in each hexagon.
4)   The first letter to all the answers starts with the letter in each hexagon.
5)   If, for example, the Crazy team chooses “m”, then you could read one of the “m” descriptive statements from the question sheet, for example: “we drink it and it comes from cows”. The Amazing team is the first to say “milk”, and so you color in the “m” hexagon with a red marker or crayon (each team should have a color). Because the Amazing team guessed before the Crazy team they get to choose the next letter, and so on.
6)   The object of the game is for each team to make an unbroken line from either the top to the bottom or from one side to the other without being blocked by the other team.
7)   Even if your students likely do not know the answer, you can still ask the question. For example, “a short talk” is “chat”, though your students likely won’t know this. Ask anyways because most of your students will be attentive and you can sneak in some new words.

Suggestions:

1)   Print the game board out and photocopy it onto an overhead transparency sheet so you can use it with an overhead projector.
2)   Or enlarge the game board on the photocopier and use magnets to hold it on the board. Use two different colored board pens to color in the hexagons.

Adaptations:

1.   The teacher says the answer and the students must respond with a possible question.
2.   The students must say a sentence containing two words that begin with that letter.
3.   Make photocopies and get the students to play in small groups (only if they are well behaved.)

By Colleen Brandrick

[bleakronnie]

http://www.lingolex.com/heximag.htm
http://www.lingolex.com/hexaque.htm

The Hexagons playing board and some more questions 

[bza]

I got this Liar Competition game idea from another teacher in one of the few useful ideas generated at my orientation in GEPIK.

Its a simple lesson but can be very for students.

Rules:

Students are asked to write two things that are true about themselves and one thing that is a lie. Each student presents their answers to the class and other students have to try and catch the lie.

It can also be turned into a game as well splitting the class into teams, deducting poitns for wrong answers, etc.

I explained the concept of truth and lies with some pictures and also asked them to try and think of some examples before we started the game.

The game was also quite interesting if students try to think of really interesting and unique truths about themselves as well. I actually learned a surprising amount of facts about my students with the game also. Its also a pretty straight forward concept suitable to all levels.

Generally, it doesn't take up a full 50 minute class, so it can be paired up with some kind of other classic game like hot potato or what I guess you could call it 'pass the ball', where students throw a soft ball around the room and ask each other questions.

[shambles2.0]

I made a game of Family Feud for my 1st and 2nd grade high schoolers.  I surveyed all of my students and then tallied up the results and put together this game.  I'm posting it here because I think the answers will be pretty standard for any CO-ED high school in Korea.  I found a great template online and I think everything is pretty straight forward, I altered the rules a little but you can test it out and find what works best for your classroom.

I'm also going to attach the survey that I handed out so that if you have some use for it (reviewing the game questions ahead of time, etc) it's here.  I didn't use the last question about the seasons because that just doesn't work in a game of Family Feud.

The answers were provided by the students at Damyang High School.

[shambles2.0]

To set up the game I had all of the desks pushed to the side except for 10 desks facing each other in the middle of the room, 5 on each side.  Then I had the students switch out every 2 rounds so that everyone got a chance to play.  Of course, everyone was encouraged to help their teammates, even if they weren't in the "hot seats."

[muadib]

I like this.

Another one is the "bragging game". I can't remember where I got it but you start out bragging about something like: "I used to date J.lo." the next person one-ups you and says "Oh yeah, well I married J.lo." The next person is supposed to one up them with something like "I dumped J.lo for Beyonce." When it stops, the person who can't think of anything comes up with the next brag.

This would probably work better with high schoolers though...

[shambles2.0]

I google searched "family feud powerpoint" and then it was some link that took me to a youtube demo of the template.  Then I had to click on some link on the side and was able to download it.  I'm not sure if there is a website or what but it downloaded directly from the youtube link.

[dporter]

This template looks awesome, but I have one favor to ask. Would you mind resaving it in an older .ppt format and reposting it here with that format as well? I don't have Office 2007 and this 2007 file is not functioning properly at all with Open Office (and cannot be used by older versions of PowerPoint either). That would be most appreciated, since I'd love to use it with my students. Thanks a bunch!

If you download the MS compatability pack you can open up 2007 versions (.pptx) in 2003.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en

[dporter]

When adding answers on the slides with the blank white areas, how do I make the new copied and pasted numbered boxes buttons to bring up the answers and points? I'm using a Korean language 2003 MS PowerPoint.
Thanks, if anyone can provide assistance.

You're getting into complicated ground. I would just change the existing answers and not add 'new' answers. I view those white/gray spaces as place holders.

Just change your instructions based on the particular slide. 'We surveyed X students and the top Y answers are on the screen."

[Dyl]

#from: http://www.epikforum.org
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I don't think I've seen this anywhere on here.. A friend of mine who works for SMOE did this with a class she teaches to the Korean English teachers. I decided to try it with my first graders of high school and It worked pretty well. It would probably work with middle school with a few adjustments and some coaching.

For those of you who don't know taboo... I broke my kids into 3 groups and had each group choose who they thought was the best speaker. One at a time the speakers would have 2 minutes to get the members of their group to say whatever the word on the card was without saying any of the banned words (which are also listed on the card). I tried to pressure my kids to not use body language or miming, just actual language. Usually the kids in the other groups participated even though they were giving the other teams points, but good times. I would give the speaker 5 cards to start and when they got through them all I'd give them one more at a time. After 2 minutes another group would go and so on changing speakers as rounds went on.


Anyways I think its pretty easy to tweak the rules to however you want to work it and the doc file is very simple to change to whatever vocab your kids will know.

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[kaymac]

Hey all,
I was wondering if any of you may have any good game ideas. My students are in protest that class isn't as much fun as last year. While not prepared to agree, I would like to play a game with them soon and would love to hear some ideas. I have already used Taboo which they really enjoyed last year and want to save any Jeopardy days for closer to exams. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Cheers

[dporter]

The game that I have the most success with is Pictionary.

I pick out words from their book. The words from the current chapter are 'Difficult' and words from the previous chapters are 'Easy.'

I type out the vocab (with the Korean translations) in Word so each word is in roughly a 3x3 square. I then print them out and cut out the squares so I have a deck of cards more or less.

I put the class into teams based on their seating. Row 1 and 2 are Team One, Row 3 and 4 are Team Two, etc.

Team One goes first and one kid from the class comes to the front of the room.

I great him with a handshake and make some small talk. I ask about the weather or if lunch was delicious. Etc.

Difficult words (from the current chapter) are worth points from the wheel (more on this later) + 1 and you get 60 seconds to draw. Easy words get points from the wheel (no bonus) and 60 seconds to draw.

The wheel I'm referring to is from Barry's Fun English:

http://www.barryfunenglish.com/tools.php (scroll down to the bottom of the page - scoreboard with spinning wheel)

The timer I use is on that same page.

I show the student a word based on their difficult or easy decision. I start the time and they draw. Only their team can guess (the other students must be silent.)

If their team guesses the word correctly they get points from the wheel. I allow the student who guessed the word to decide whether the spin is 'soft, medium, or strong.'

If the team doesn't guess the word the other teams get 1 attempt to guess it correctly. If one of the team guesses it they get the points from the wheel.

If you want you can make a Final Round with phrases taken from their book. For this round you might award double points.

I think this activity words on many levels.

First, because I include the Korean translation in the clue card the artist need not totally understand the English vocabulary word. And because an entire group is trying to guess the word there is a great chance of success. I like it when an activity is fun and challenging but is designed in a way so the students have a good chance to be successful.

This activity works best if the students have already been introduced to the vocabulary words. I try to play this game after the Korean English teacher has taught one or two classes on the lesson.

Just to note - the scoreboard wheel is a bit tricky to use. Make sure you look to see what team is going to be awarded the points based on the spin. If a team doesn't get the answer and you need to give points to another team you will need to manually toggle to that team. You can manually add or subtract points if there is a problem - but you should practice with the wheel before you actually use it in class.

Attached is a Word document with a sample from my Grade 2 Middle School class and the PPT I use to explain the game.

[sonya]

I posted a number of games in Middle School that can be easily used in High School as well. 

Scattergories is a favourite of mine as well as Gimme 5.

Instructions are also included!

http://waygook.org/index.php/topic,957.0.html

[kaymac]

Thanks to you both! I've actually used "give me 5" before, my students love it. A belated thank you. I added a round two where students aren't racing but have to come up original words to get points. Eliminates cheating and makes for some amusing frustration! Cheers

[Russteacher]

'Typhoons' is a good quiz game that a lot of students get into. You can look it up on Google or, look it up in the 'JLP Program Resource Book'. You basically have a list of up to 36 questions relevant to your lesson and a 6 by 6 grid with points from 1 to 6 in them and 6 'T's' prepared beforehand.


To play the game, split the class into 2 or 3 teams, draw an EMPTY 6 by 6 grid on the board and explain that you are going to ask a question and the first team to answer correctly can pick a grid reference.

Ask the question, get the first decent response and ask them to pick out a grid reference. They tell it to you and you mark it off. Then you look in your COMPLETED grid and it should give you any number from 1 to 6. Mark this down under the team name on the board. However of they pick a 'T' , that stands for 'Typhoon'. When this happens ALL their points get wiped out.

For some reason, my high schoolers really seem to enjoy this. Teams work hard to get points only to see their own or other teams get wiped off the board. This game appeals to the people who do want to speak English as well as the more destructive types who get a kick out of this game.

Enjoy the game.

[sonya]

Russ teacher!

I love that game!  Here is my ppt. version of it called the bomb game.  You can lose all your points, you can steal points, you can keep your points but everyone else loses theirs...or just earn points.  So much fun!

This version is a good review for introductions.

I think the kids like it because sometimes you have a team that is way ahead or has some really good English students and playing with a tornado or bomb can equalize things pretty quickly!

http://waygook.org/index.php/topic,1020.0.html

[laserprinter]

Speed Quiz!
These are 2 powerpoint presentations which have 1 celebrity or movie title on each slide. 


All you have to do is get them in groups of 6 or so and get them to make team names and write them on the board.  Put 2 chairs at the front of the class facing away from the screen and have them rotate with their group of 6 after each answer.  The team has to use hints like "Korean solo singer"  or "he was in the movie Mission Impossible."  You have to set a timer (on any kids' cell phone) and give each team 2 minutes to play.  One point for each correct answer.

For your 50 minute class, you could tweak it to end up using 1 powerpoint for each class.  I used both in a single class but didn't finish the second ppt.  My setup was 4 groups of 4-6 students in each.

The instructions are on second or third slide of each powerpoint.  These are 2 'separate' files.  In a high school class, I typically had to start the second file as well during 1 class.

I can't remember the teacher's name, but he sent me these Speed Quizzes.  I think he is a teacher trainer, in the EPIK program.

This one takes no prep and it's tons of fun.  It just takes a little bit of practice and thought with the slides and rotation to execute accurately.

Enjoy! 

[dporter]

You might want to edit out Kim Jong Il from the first slide of the first quiz. Not sure that's the best way to start the game.