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This one comes from Nomad - cheers mate Contribution Phonicball Theme Game-- On blackboard teacher puts the heading-- Theme Vocabulary-- Then has three columns labeled Animals-Space-Food or whatever the classroom has been studying. Students are asked to contribute a word to a theme. They must spell ...

Cheers Angel - good ideas! We use the colours a lot – here are a couple we think work well 1. Allocate different categories to the colours i.e. films / animals / famous people / countries etc then divide class into three teams – one ball per team 2. Different word types for each colour – red = adjec...

no worries andy - i'll post when its done and let you know where to get it

if you have a phonicball already how about posting a game here and then maybe more will...

Ryan Sorry to hear that you are so skint. I am in Europe where perhaps the pay is slightly better. I ordered my Phonicball from the website – it cost me US$15. That’s less than I would spend on beer and taxi home if I went out for the night. I am not as young as I used to be – I don’t need beer so o...

cheapscate - phonicball is a bargain and worth every penny - they're not exactly expensive either... If you cant afford to buy one with your hard earned wages then you need to do 3 things 1. stop spending all your money on beer 2. find a position that pays you a decent wage 3. ask your school to buy...

Hi all

Friends and I are putting together an activity and games booklet for PhonicBall - loads of great ideas already!

If anyone has got some top ideas to share or would like a copy when its finished then let me know.

Cheers