Everyone knows how to play noughts and crosses, or 'tic-tac-toe' as it is known in the US. It also makes a motivating vocabulary game that is good for revision.
Aim
To reinforce students' knowledge and spelling of taught vocabulary items.
You need
Nothing.
Procedure
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Draw a noughts-and-crosses grid on the blackboard, and put the first letter of nine words in the spaces.
| b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
p _ _ _ _ _ |
| t _ _ _ _ |
b _ _ |
r _ _ _ _ |
| t _ _ _ _ _ _ |
s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
d _ _ _ |
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Divide the students into two teams, and ask the first student from Team X (Crosses) to pick a square. He/She identifies it by saying the first letter (for example, 'B'). |
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You then give a definition of the word ('It's in the classroom. I write on it'). The student has one chance to get the word. |
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If he or she fails, then it's the turn of Team O (Noughts). Student O can ask for the same square, or he/she can choose a different square. If he/she gets it right, write an O in the square to claim it for his/her team. |
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The winning team is the one that gets a row of three Xs or Os, vertically, horizontally or diagonally. |
Note: You can choose vocabulary sets - this one is blackboard, calculator, pencil, table, bag, ruler, teacher, sandwich, desk. |
Vocabulary noughts and crosses