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TeachingEnglish Young Learners Activity Book Activities Activity 38: The snake game Marina Kolar – Croatia Age: 7+ 10–20 minutes Large classes? No Mixed level? Yes Materials: board and markers (either magnets or some sort of sticker, such as a sticky note), a dice. Organisation: Whole class. Aim: To practise or revise vocabulary and structures. Description: Children in the class are divided into two teams. Individuals from each team must answer questions dictated by a square on the board snake. Preparation: You will need to prepare a series of questions based on the categories in your snake (see Step 1 below). Procedure 1. Draw a large snake on the board and divide its body into a number of squares (at least 15). In each square write a letter as a prompt to the category of question. For example, V might be a ‘vocabulary’ question; C might be ‘correct the sentence’, while O might be ‘odd man out.’ 2. Divide the class into two teams. Explain the rules of the game. A member from each team comes to the front and shakes a dice. According to the number on the dice, they move forward up the snake’s body. On reaching the number, the child places the marker on the square and has to answer a question, according to the letter. If the child is not sure of the answer, they can ask the rest of the team. 3. If the child answers correctly, the marker remains on the square. If the question is answered incorrectly, the child moves the marker three squares down the snake. The winning team is the first to reach the snake’s tongue. Notes Other categories you might consider are ‘translation’, ‘spelling’ and ‘pronunciation’. Larger classes will need more teams. 82 © British Council 2012
TeachingEnglish Young Learners Activity Book Activities Alternatives • The children could prepare questions for each other based on the categories. • Children from the opposing team could read out the questions in a ‘snakey’ voice. They could also decide if the answer is right or wrong (if they get it wrong, they move down the snake two spaces). No resources? You could draw the snake on the floor with chalk and have two children act as the ‘markers’, moving up and down the snake! v c o © British Council 2012 83
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