Quiet games
Give a clue about something in the room and students guess what it is. Perfect for young learners practicing colors, shapes, letters and describing words.
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Change one letter at a time to turn one word into another: CAT to COT to DOT to DOG.
Each group gets a vegetable name, and the group that is called squats while chanting, then calls the next group to squat.
Students guess letters to reveal a hidden word before the drawing is complete.
Students study a tray of objects for one minute, then the tray is covered and one object is removed.
The teacher says a word loudly and the class repeats it quietly, or says it quietly and the class says it back loudly.
Students walk around the room saying "mingle, mingle" until the teacher calls a number, then quickly form groups of exactly that size.