I've been tasked with coming up with a fun Christmas party game at my hagwon.

Here's the lowdown:

- 8 x 45 min classes, no breaks.
- class sizes from 2-16 students.
- ability range from 'fresh out of phonics' to 'near TOEFL ready'
- No tech in the class, just a whiteboard.
- does not actually have to do with Christmas in any way, although that would be a plus.

Any brilliant ideas?

Pass the parcel. Takes a bit of prep for you but will be a blast. Wrap each layer with newspaper and put a letter on each layer. Students pass the parcel and if they are holding it when the music stops (maybe you can use your phone) they have to say a word with the letter to open a layer. You can put candy or small prizes every 3rd or so layer and a nice prize in the middle.


I played this in my winter camp and my students loved it. I used this as a reading activity and put vocab words on each layer, but I plan to use the letters in my next camp because my levels will be more mixed this year.

You could make a few variations though. Good luck!

Get some floor tape (electrician's tape) and make a 3x3 grid in your classroom. Place a flashcard in each sqaure and have 2 teams play tic-tac-toe / 3 in a row against eachother. Use beanbags or something to mark off each sqaure. Once they've played with 4 counters/markers a few times, play with three  and allow them to move the markers. The kids will get super competitive! Just switch around the flashcards to chnage their thinking.