Hands-On Activity from Janet

A hands-on activity I've used as warm up or "take a break":

1) place common items in a bag or in the middle of table;

2) write one or two-word descriptions of those items on 3 x 5 cards and place cards in a pile next to items;

3) have learners pull one item at a time and find matching 3 x 5 card OR have one learner hold up an item and ask: "What is this? or What do I have?" and another learner must find the matching card and read the item description.

You can make this easier, if necessary, by drawing a quick picture clue on the 3 x 5 card to match to the item, but it offers more challenge if they have just the word(s) as clues. Example: Item in bag is a fork: write on 3 x 5 card: a fork (always use articles).