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Description[]
This is a somewhat classic board game activity for helping students both learn and/or practice verb usage.
The objective of this game is quite simple: to progress from "start" to "finish" by rolling a 6-sided die and creating a sentence using the verb the player lands on. You can modify the tense used based on your lesson needs or you can just allow the students to use any tense they like for simplicity's sake. It's a fun and simple game that makes for a very good review lesson or two.
The original version of this board game was created by Errie Smith and submitted on Englipedia. I've only modified it slightly to be more interesting and suitable for my specific students and I encourage you to do so as well.
Materials[]
- Game Board (preferably laminated, A3 size):
- A 6-sided die or 6 chopsticks marked from 1-6 for each group.
- Player markers
- (Optional) Ultimate/Special Power cards
- (Optional) Enlarged game board for rule explanation.
- Game Variants and Cards:
- Original (docx) version: File:OriginalVerbBoardGame.docx
- Ultimate CardsFile:OverwatchUltimateCards.pdf
- Overwatch version w/Ultimate updateFile:VerbBoardGameOverwatchVerNew.pdf
- Basic Overwatch versionFile:VerbBoardGameOverwatchVer.pdf
- Pokemon variant from Arails: File:PokemonVerbBoardGame.pdf
Procedure[]
- Split the class into groups no larger than 6 members with their desks pushed together.
- Distribute the game materials.
- Explain the game, preferably using an enlarged game board, with emphasis on explaining that the students MUST make a sentence using the word they land on in order to progress.
- Have the students janken to decide player order and allow them to begin.
- Move around the room and observe each group to make sure they are staying on-task and help them when needed. Lower-level students may need a lot of help understanding the verb meanings.
Variations[]
- Can be modified to suit other grammar points such as nouns, adjectives, etc.
- Decorating the board using things that you know your students like is recommended.
- For a challenge: Allow the students to dictate to the other players what verb-tense must be used during that turn.
- For a further challenge: Use the special Ultimate Cards to give each student a special, one-time use, power.
- For an easier time: Allow students to use any verb-tense.
Sources[]
(Original version) http://www.englipedia.net/Documents/JHS_Textbook_Game_VerbBoardGame.doc