| Living in Asia and working as an English Teacher has | | | | of paper; and put those words in a hat. |
| been one of the most amazing life changing life | | | | 4. Have the students play, "Paper, Scissor, Stone," to |
| experiences of my life. I want to help out up and | | | | see which team will go first. |
| coming, new and experienced ESL teachers reach the | | | | 5. The winner of the "Paper, Scissor, Stone," will go |
| same level of success as I have now. I was lucky | | | | first... have one student from that team come up to the |
| enough to have the experience of meeting some of | | | | blackboard. Have him/her pull one piece of paper out |
| the highest paid and best ESL teachers while traveling | | | | of the hat. |
| throughout Asia. This is one of those ESL Games that | | | | 6. Whichever word they pick ~ they will have two |
| I had the luck to learn: | | | | minutes to draw it on the board; and the students must |
| This game is called "Pictionary." You probably already | | | | say the correct word within the time limit. |
| know this game, but do you use this game in your ESL | | | | 7. If the team guesses right ~ they are awarded one |
| class? And do you know ways to keep the game | | | | point and then it would be the other teams turn. |
| fresh through out the school year? | | | | 8. If the one team does not guess the right answer in |
| To play this ESL Game: | | | | the two minute time limit... then the other team gets one |
| 1. Divide the class into two teams. | | | | guess to try to steal the point. |
| 2. Write 10 - 20 words that your students know and / | | | | 9. Keep playing this ESL game until you decide that |
| or are trying to learn. | | | | time is up. Have fun teaching English and your students |
| 3. Cut the paper so that each word is on a small piece | | | | will have fun, too! |