I ate a tic-tac yesterday and grew an another toe.
That's three in a row now.
It gets better, I promise, keep watching.
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So if you're like me and always looking for new ESL games to try in your classroom then
look no further.
Today I'm giving you two ways that you can put a twist on the classic game of Tic Tac
Toe that will have your students speaking English quickly.
So without further a do, lets get straight into it with our first game, Tic Tac Toe.
Now for this game all you're going to need are some flashcards of the vocabulary you
want to practice and a whiteboard marker.
Start by positioning the class in a semi-circle with you the teacher, in the middle.
Next you're going to split the class into two teams and allocate them either nought
or crosses.
Next you're going to introduce that Tic Tac Toe grid on the board behind you and explain
that you need three in a row to win.
Next, introduce those flashcards one by one placing them facedown on the floor in front
of you as you do.
Mix those cards up so that students don't know what's what.
Next you're going to ask one student from team A to come to the front and pick a card.
The whole class as a group are then going to ask that student the target question "What's
that?" and the student in the middle has to use a sentences to reply.
Now remember that you can adjust this target question to suit and subject or level of English
that you might be teaching.
If that student in the middle answers correctly then the get to pick a spot on the Tic Tac
Toe grid.
Next a member from team B comes to the middle picks a card and we go again.
Keep going until one team has three in a row.The next twist on the classic game involves putting
those flashcards on the grid itself, so to play we're going to need nine flashcards and
a whiteboard marker.
Once again we're going to start by positioning the class in a semi-circle with you the teacher
in the middle.
Draw a tic tac toe grid on the board behind you and introduce the flashcards one by one,
placing them on the grid as you do.
Now this time round we're going to have a member from team A and B come to the middle
and play a game of rock, paper, scissors.
Whoever wins that game gets to stay in the middle and the other student sits back down.
The whole class as a group then asks that student in the middle, the target question.
For example, "What's your favorite animal?"
That student in the middle then needs to look at the grid on the n=board and choose a word
with which to answer.
For example, "my favorite animals are ducks."
That flashcard is then replaced with either a nought or a cross and that student sits
back down.
Another member from team A and team B come to the middle, play rock paper scissors and
go again.
Keep going until one team has scored three in a row.
Don't forget that as we are playing these games we should be incorporating tactics to
help us with our classroom management.
Such as attention grabbers and reward systems.
If you need some ideas on classroom management, you can check out my video on classroom management,
linked below.
So there you have it, two fun ways that you can play Tic Tac Toe in your ESL class and
get your students speaking English quickly.
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