| Grammar activities and games make learning about | | | | Whichever group ends up with the most correct |
| grammar fun for students. And why shouldn't learning | | | | sentences wins. |
| be fun? Here are four grammar activities and games: | | | | Grammar Activities and Games - Sentence Maze |
| Grammar Activities and Games - Tic Tac Toe | | | | For this game you need to draw a "maze" and print it |
| Grammar | | | | out for each student. Students all start at the start |
| For this fun grammar activity, you can either draw a | | | | space at the same time. You then read a sentence. If |
| giant tic tac toe board on your blackboard or make | | | | the sentence is correct, the students take the dotted |
| some in advance. In each square of the grid, you need | | | | line out of the start space and to the next space. If the |
| to put a sentence with a blank where the verb must | | | | sentence is incorrect, they take the bold line to the |
| be. If your students can fill in the blank with a verb of | | | | next space. Then you read another students and if it is |
| the proper tense, then they get an X. The trick with | | | | correct, the students take the dotted line, etc. |
| this game is that the teacher must check the answers | | | | Eventually, if the student has correctly answered all |
| as the game goes on (which can be a problem when | | | | sentences, she wins (all correct students will win at the |
| you have a large group of students divided into pairs.) | | | | same time). |
| You can also use this tic tac toe method to practice | | | | Grammar Activities and Games - Sentence partners |
| other parts of grammar, as well. You can have your | | | | Give each of your students a word. Give some |
| students put the given sentence in past tense, finish a | | | | students subject nouns, others should get verbs, and |
| sentence correctly, etc. | | | | some should get verbs (more advanced classes can |
| Grammar Activities and Games - Sentence Auctions | | | | have adverbs, prepositions, etc.) Then have your |
| This grammar activity is slightly more advanced. Divide | | | | students go about the classroom and find at least two |
| your class into groups and tell them what auctions are | | | | other students that they can make a sentence with. |
| and how they work. Then allot each group a certain | | | | When everyone has found a sentence to be a part of, |
| amount of "money" or points and tell them that they | | | | read the sentences to the class, and then do it all over |
| want to bid only on correct sentences. You then | | | | again! |
| auction off sentences, both correct and incorrect ones. | | | | |