Useful classroom expressions: action games

Action games

Take the opportunity to play games outside the classroom. Playground language promotes the learning of social language.

• Let’s go to the playground. Let’s go to the gym. Let’s go outside.
• The basketball court. The football pitch.
• The water fountain.
• A bench.
• Make two groups.
• Stand in the middle
• Don’t cross the line. Stay behind the line. Get into line.
• You’re in! You’re out!
• Don’t cheat!
• It’s not fair!
• It’s your turn. It’s my turn.
• Sit on the ground.
• Stand side by side.
• Stand face to face.
• Stand back to back.
• Skip!
• Hop! Jump!
• Turn around!
• Take two small steps. Take two giant steps.
• Walk like an Egyptian!
• Shake your arms!
• Wiggle your fingers/toes/bottom!
• Tickle your tummy!
• Pull your ears!
• Nod your head!
• Sit down! Stand up!
• Cross your arms.
• Lie on the mat. Sit cross-legged on the floor.
• Kneel on the floor.
• Make a circle.
• Hold hands.
• Wink your eye!
• Snap your fingers!
• Stamp your feet!
• Freeze!
• Roll the dice!
• Go forward/back two squares!
• Miss a turn!
• Take a card!
• It’s your turn again.
• Here you are!
• Good luck!
• Hard cheese, better luck next time!
• Cheat!
• We won!

Kuntida 005 3EN

Oh!! I love this game so much.
It's quite fun and I will use this game in my future class.

Thanakrit 052 3EN

I am looking for some activities that I can take my students to play outside.
I think playing game and studying outside are very interesting.
It changes the atmosphere in class and lets the students have a fun moment outside.
They can think creatively too.

Thank you a lot kuntida.
This topic will be veru useful for all teachers.
And I will keep this knowledge to improve my teaching in the future.



Yolradee 033 3EN