- Students point to or “swat” the answer to a question posed by the teacher.
Steps: 1. Post vocabulary words on the board randomly. 2. Place students into two teams. Have teams make a line facing the board. 3. Say the word or read the definition. 4. Have the first person in each line attempt to “swat” the correct word. Whoever is the quickest receives a point for their team. 5. Have students go to the end of the line after they have competed. | Differentiation: • Vary the difficulty of questions according to student need. • Match students of similar levels to be opponents. Variations: • Fast Finger Game: play in partners at seats and instead of slapping a word, the students point to the word and keep track of their scores. • Have students pronounce the word, use in a sentence, or define. • Create a time limit for the students at the starting line. Fly Swatter/Fast Finger |