🫶 Author: Sophia Dunand-Clarke and Marcus Williamson (PAPER PLANE ENGLISH) 💚
Write vocabulary words on the board.
Get two piles of magnets, 10 in each pile.
Write how much each magnet is worth.
Magnets
Chalk
Listening
Reading
Get two students to the front of class.
Give each student their own pile of 10 magnets.
Read out the vocabulary words in a random order, the two students race to put their magnet under the right word.
Once a student has used all their magnets, their team gets full points. The other team gets how many magnets they have on the board.
Get two students from different teams and repeat.
6-16
10 - 15 minutes
Add a time limit of 30 seconds for each round, giving points based on the number of correctly placed magnets within the time.
Introduce a rule where students must spell the word out loud before placing their magnet, adding a spelling challenge.
Incorporate a penalty where incorrect placement of a magnet results in losing a turn, increasing the stakes.