Game Design, Gamification, Learning Design and Assorted Other Strangeness

May 2011

Future Activities

This is a nice little info gap exercise in which students ask about things people are planning in the future. It can be used with

Crazy animals

This is one of my all time favorite activities for pre-intermediate to intermediate learners. Students work in pairs first they look at three animals that

Poem

I found this Poem at the back of Carol Ann Tomlinson’s and Marcia B. Imbeau’s “leading and managing a differentiated classroom” (expect a full book

Sensation Star

This is more of a homework sheet then an in class activity.  Students write sentences about how the felt the first time they did something.

Wanted Poster

So, this one has several classroom applications. You can do a recording of a description of two people and get your students to draw in

The Visitor

This is a nice four skills activity. The teacher begins the class by telling a story about how the met an alien last night. Concluding

Getting to know your students with a glyph

This exercise was adapted from an idea from Caroline Tomlinson in leading and managing a differentiated classroom. The idea is to get to know your

An A+ Student Should

This is an activity that I use on the second day of class. It’s designed to make students think about what they can do to

Party Planning worksheet

This is a fairly simple idea for a work sheet. The students have been given a large amount of money and as a team must

Random Speaking Activity

Wh~ questions in English are great. Once students know how to use them they can practice asking and answering questions. This activity gives each student

Cute Anime Activity

Hey guys another day another Activity. (at least for this month then I think maybe one a week). This one is an information gap exercise