| This ESL Game is called, "The Phonics Game." | | | | however many teams as you wish. And give each |
| This game is very easy to play and the students | | | | team a Team name. You can let the student's pick or |
| absolutely love it. | | | | you can just write, "Team 1," "Team 2," "Team 3," |
| First - You will need to make a giant grid on the board. | | | | "Team 4." |
| On the top of the grid you will write the numbers 1 - 10; | | | | The ESL students will the play, "Paper, Scissors, |
| and draw vertical lines in between the numbers. | | | | Stone!" to see who goes first, second, third and last. |
| Second - You will need to write the letters A - J on | | | | After all of the above is taken care of... you can start |
| the far left side. | | | | playing the game. |
| Now the students will easily be able to select any box | | | | From the team that gets to go first... one ESL student |
| from the grid. IE. 3A / 6J / 1D, etc., etc. | | | | will stand up and make up a sentence using one of the |
| Before class time (during your preparation time), you | | | | words in the grid. If he/she makes up a sentence and |
| should draw this same grid on a piece of paper. In | | | | says it using proper grammar ~ the teacher will erase |
| each box you will write a number from 1 - 10. | | | | the word, look on his/her piece of paper, see how |
| On the class blackboard you will now fill in each box | | | | many points are in that box and give that student's |
| with a Phonics word from the student's Phonics book; | | | | team that many points. |
| this game can also be played using any other book. | | | | Keep playing this game until all of the words have |
| (Obvious, right?) | | | | been used. |
| Now... divide the class into teams. I usually divide my | | | | The team with the most amount of points at the end |
| class into four teams, but you can divide them into | | | | of the game are the winners! |