Hannya Junior High School

Jonathan Tamashiro Hannya Junior High School

Charades/Pictionary Target Audience: Junior High School, All Grades Objective: - Exercise students’ vocabulary, ability to quickly recall words Charades and Pictionary are low-preparation, fun games. Though the use of English is relatively little, the game requires students to quickly recall words and their associations. In addition, ALTs may find that the students who excel in these activities are the ones who usually score the lowest on their English tests, so the game may provide a much needed boost in confidence. Materials: Whiteboard x 1 (Charades), Whiteboard x Number of Groups + 1 (Pictionary) How to play: Assign students into groups of 4-6, each group having a leader to go first. Distribute whiteboards to each group if playing Pictionary. Gather the leaders up to the front and emphasize that they cannot speak once the game begins. On ALT whiteboard, write the keyword and make sure the leaders understand the word. Leaders return to their seats. Set a timer for a short duration (~30 seconds) and have the students begin. If a group guesses their keyword correctly, have them stand as a group. The first group(s) to stand gets a point. Repeat as needed with students rotating the roles of drawing/gesturing and guessing. Procedure: JTE ALT Students 0 分～7 分 Assign groups (4 or 6 groups) to students. Get into assigned Distribute whiteboards(Pictionary). groups 7 分～10 分 Explain activity as necessary (see below1) 10 分～11 分 Tell groups to pick a leader for each group Groups select a leader who will be the first one to draw/ do gestures 11 分～ Call leaders to the front, assign keyword, Students guess give points what their word is Duration: 15+ Minutes

Setting: Classroom

Points: Points can be given out in a number of ways. One option is to only assign points to the first team to stand. Another is to create a point tier where the first team gets the most points and later teams will receive fewer points.

Other: *Students who are called to the front to get their keyword have a tendency to say the word out loud to confirm its meaning, and the guessers will overhear. Showing the students the word just outside the classroom will prevent this problem, but having them speak in whispers will create a fun feeling of secrecy that goes well with the game.

1When explaining the activity be sure to demonstrate for the class. For Pictionary, have the students try to guess what you are drawing. For Charades, a fun way to give instructions is by using only gestures. This includes organizing students into groups.