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Texas ISD School Guide
Texas ISD School Guide







Lessons & Classroom Games for Teachers

ESL GAMES: Balloon Game & Balloon Badminton
By:Sabia

Balloon game:

Put the students into groups of 4 or 5.

Each group forms a circle and they hold hands.

Give each group a balloon.

As a group, they have to keep the balloon in the air, but when it touches a part of someone's body, they have to shout out an English word or phrase.

Balloon Badminton:

Place a skip-rope tied up to two chairs.

Make two small teams.

Give each Student a fly swatter or badminton racket ("racket").

Inflate a balloon (“ball”).

Decides who serves and for every point one team scores, have the opposite team call out the flashcard or picture card shown by the Teacher.

The other Students can say numbers in order every time “the ball” touches the racket.

Remember: The younger the Students, the bigger the balloon must be (slower).

Lots of fun!

NOTE: For very active Students, be careful since they might hit the others' faces when playing





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