| If you want to become the best ESL teacher in your | | | | play this ESL game while teaching English at the same |
| school; then learn from the best ESL teachers in the | | | | time is to have the ESL students practice their English |
| world. This is one of the best ESL Games and there is | | | | before they play the game. |
| no reason why you shouldn't be playing it in your | | | | I like to have every student stand up. I will usually ask |
| classroom! This ESL Game is called, "The Crocodile | | | | them a question with regards to some subject which |
| ESL Game." I wish that I could show a picture of this | | | | we are studying/reviewing. After all of the students |
| Crocodile, but I can't. But if you have ever been to | | | | have answered a question... I will divide the class into |
| Toys R Us or any other toy store then you would | | | | two teams. The two teams will make two lines. Line |
| have seen the Big Green Crocodile that has his mouth | | | | Team 1 and Line Team 2. |
| wide open. | | | | The first student in line from team 1 will get to push |
| The way that you play this game is you can push | | | | down one tooth. After his/her turn, he/she will go to |
| down one of its teeth at a time. There are about 12 | | | | the end of the line. Then it will be the other teams turn. |
| teeth, and if you push down the wrong tooth ~ the | | | | Keep having the student who just had a turn go to the |
| crocodile's mouth will close on your hand. If the | | | | end of the line. When the crocodile bites one of the |
| crocodile bites you...that would mean that you lose. This | | | | student's hands ~ the other team is awarded a point |
| is a fun game and the crocodile toy is cheap to buy... | | | | on the blackboard. The team with the most points at |
| so do yourself a favor and pick one up. The way to | | | | the end of the class is the winner! |