Level: Any Level
Directions:
Divide your class into 2 groups.
Display on the blackboard 20 vocabulary words (words could also be displayed on the Word Wall)
Choose one student from each team and ask them to turn their backs to the words.
Give both students a fly swatter
The teacher gives a definition for one of the words.
The students will face the words and attempt to be the first to "fly swat" the word to earn points for their team.
Variation:
Display on the blackboard 20 vocabulary words and over 10 of them paste "flies" made of cardboard paper with a piece of Velcro on them.
Give both students a fly swatter with the other side of Velcro on them.
Submitted by Guillermo Flores Grajales