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1. The Lighter Side

   In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This “Weather Word Search” gives learners practice with weather-related vocabulary.

2. The Lighter Side: National Park Symbols

   In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   “National Park Symbols” is a matching activity in which students match the symbol of a park activity to its meaning.

3. The Lighter Side: Fair Finds

   In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   “Fair Finds” is a word scramble using fair-related vocabulary.

4. Classroom Activities

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This piece offers three activities that give students practice with vocabulary, grouping of similar terms, the use of future and present tenses, and identifying grammatical categories such as adjectives, verbs, and nouns.

5. PBS Learning Media

   Format(s): Website

   PBS LearningMedia™ is the go-to destination for instant access to tens of thousands of classroom-ready, digital resources including videos, games, audio clips, photos, lesson plans, and more!

6. Board Game: Would You Rather?

   In: Activate Games for Learning American English: Board Games Format(s): Text

   The board game "Would You Rather…Why?" gives students a chance to express their preferences on a num­ber of different topics. For this board game, you will find the downloadable game, game instructions, and game variations.

7. Board Game: Which One is Different? Why?

   In: Activate Games for Learning American English: Board Games Format(s): Text

   The board game Which One Is Different? Why? gives students an opportunity to debate which idea is different from the rest. For this board game, you will find the downloadable game, game instructions, and game variations.

8. Activate Games for Learning American English: Picture This

   Format(s): Text

   Picture This cards are a set of cards that can be used for a variety of conversation and word games in English classes.

9. Picture This – ABCs

   In: Activate Games for Learning American English: Picture This Format(s): Text

   ABCs provides students with vocabulary practice by asking them to think of vocabu­lary words that are related to many different topics. This game works well as a whole-class activity or as a competition among groups.

10. Picture This – Same & Different

    In: Activate Games for Learning American English: Picture This Format(s): Text

    Same & Different provides students with the opportunity to use their background knowledge about the items on the 'Picture This' cards to create descriptions that compare and contrast two items on a card.

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