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JENGA

What you need:  A game of JENGA , cards with questions.

Number of students:  2  and more.

Grade : Any

Preparation : You can use Jenga in many different ways.  I have a colourful Jenga with a die from Ikea.  There are 4 different colours of blocks in the set, so I prepared 4 corresponding cards with questions ( 2 colours with grammar  and 2 with vocabulary questions).

Description:  Students take turns to roll the die and draw a question card with the corresponding colour. If they give a correct answer they remove a block  from the tower using one hand only. Again, they have to stick to the colour that is on the die. When they remove the block, they do not put it on the top of the tower. They keep it, as the aim of the game is to collect as many blocks as possible.  if they draw a colour on the die that is not in the tower anymore, or is impossible to be removed, they have to  answer 2 questions and  then remove a block of any colour. 

Alternative: You can use Jenga with a traditional coursbook exercise with the whole class. Divide the students in teams of 4 and assign them  exercises  to do.  Groups take turns to provide the answer to the example. If they give a correct answer,  they can get a point by removing a block from the tower.  Again, the aim is to collect the biggest number of blocks.

And remember, you can't remove blocks from the top. 

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