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Tic-Tac-Toe
When you open the template, you will see nine numbered squares.
You can either play the game with the numbered squares or you can
edit those squares and add words or phrases for the students to use
in order to claim the square.
Divide your students into two teams. Decide which team is circles and
which team is crosses.
Game Number 2:
Mystery Squares
Download the Mystery Squares PowerPoint.
The students don’t know where the higher value coins are, so like
‘treat or treat’ the game has a random element. This means that
stronger students won’t dominate the game.
Note: You can change the placement of the coins, but you will have to
adjust the animation triggers. If you move a coin from under square 7
to square 3, you will have to change the animation trigger from
square 7 to square 3, otherwise the coin in square 3 will only appear
when you click on square 7.
Game Number 3:
Pair Up
Download the Pair Up PowerPoint
This game works well with both large and small classes. It works well
with both teams and individual players. Divide your class into suitable
numbers.
At the bottom of the slide, there is a hint that tells the students how
many matches there are. In the center of the slide, there is a white box
that can contains part of the collocation.
If the students choose a word that they think completes the collocation
and it is incorrect the box will turn red. If the students choose a correct
answer, it will turn green.
All the surrounding words are set to change to red as if they were
incorrect answers. Once you have added in your words, you will
need to change the color for the correct answers. Follow these steps:
After you have written your words and its collocations (some correct,
some incorrect), select the box(es) with the correct answers.
Go to the Animations ribbon
Click on Effect Options and change the color to green.
If your word has two or more matches, you will have the change the fill
animation for two or more answer boxes.
Game Number 4:
Bullseye
I created the bullseye template as a variation from the grid layout used
in other PowerPoint games. The design of the board is similar to both
Jeopardy and Mystery Squares in that there are different points
awarded for each section of the board.
Once you have prepared your questions, start the presentation and
you are ready to play.
Ask one student from the first team to nominate a section of the board.
All students in the class are free to answer the question. How the
students respond is up to you, but you could tell the students to use a
buzzer, ask them to raise their hands or write the answer on a mini
board.
Game Number 5:
Quiz Questions
Download the Quiz Questions 2016 PowerPoint
As a result, with this latest version, I have included templates for four
answers, six answers and eight answers.
To create your own class quiz, copy the slides you need into a new
PowerPoint and write your own questions and answers. When your
PowerPoint is ready, you are ready to play.
Divide your students into teams.
All students in the class are free to answer the question. How the
students respond is up to you, but you could tell the students to use a
buzzer, ask them to raise their hands or write the answer on a mini
board.
Game Number 6:
Battleships
Download the Battleships PowerPoint
When you open the template, you will see twenty-eight squares
labelled ‘WORD.’ Edit each square and write a word or phrase that
you would like the students to use in order to claim the square.
You can reward the student or the student’s team with a point if they
hit a ship. You can reward the student or the student’s team with
several points if they sink the ship. For example, if the ship covers
three squares, award the students three points.
Read the original post for more information about how to edit the
PowerPoint, move the ships and play the game.
Game Number 7:
When you start the presentation, a soccer ball will appear in the
middle of the slide.
When a player or team scores, click on the team buttons to record the
number of goals.
During a real football game, players tackle each other and take control
of the ball. An easy way to simulate this is to use a dice. Roll 1/2 and
the ball moves one space, roll 3/4 and the ball moves two spaces, roll
5/6 and the ball moves three spaces. This will make it more of a
challenge for the students/teams to score a goal. The greater the
challenge, the more exciting the game is.
Game Number 8:
Jeopardy
Download the Jeopardy 2016 PowerPoint.
Jeopardy is a game where the players are given the answer and are
asked to form the question, however many ESL quiz games ask a
question, so the teacher can judge if the students have understood the
material by the answer they have given.
This template can be suitable for both quiz forms. The template is
called Jeopardy because of the board layout.
Open the template and you will see the menu board. Each square is
linked to a specific slide in the presentation. Click on red 1 and you
will move to the red topic and the question that is worth 1 point.
Each question slide has one box for the question and one box for the
answer. Add your own questions and answers to the template and you
are ready to play.
Game Number 9:
Concentration
Download the Concentration PowerPoint
If the students are correct, leave the cards uncovered and award
points to their team. If the students are incorrect, cover the cards
again and give the next team a chance.
Picture Reveal
Download the Picture Reveal 3-0 PowerPoint
Picture reveal was also part of the post entitled ‘5 activities to make
your PowerPoint more engaging,’ but I original introduce this game
back in October of 2014 in the post ‘The Big Reveal!‘
Once the students have stated their number, they must make a guess
or say that they don’t know what the image is. The reason for this rule
is to ensure that as much English is spoken as possible.
If the student guesses correctly, click on the images to reveal it. If the
student guesses incorrectly, ask the next group to choose a square.
This video will show you how to change the image underneath the
squares.
Please leave a comment if you have any ideas you would like to share or if you have
any questions about any of the templates.
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