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The game is being used more and more by many Teachers and Students of all ages, looked on several sites and asked in my Teacher network. It is fun if you have an imagination and creativity. I think more active learning 'hands on' experiences/methods are better than text book teaching. Thought of ano...

Have your own Kindergarten or Primary classroom? Use the Phonicball Classic game for a basic theme/topic setting! Try telling the class that each day, going down the register, each student gets to throw a ball and to use it as the letter of the day. If it is a long day, then maybe every half hour or...

Your situation is common. Many parents think that their kids can benefit from being together, this also makes them feel that they are paying at an economical rate. I would try to tell them that I am happy with them both together, but on the long run, they are not gaining anything from it. They are b...

Hi, Wow, I never saw that the colours could play a part in it too, sounds good! What about: Whatever colour, think of something related to that colour, to encourage their use of their imagination and test their vocab.? e.g. Ball hits red 't' = tomato blue 'c' = cold/cool Real brain teaser, but fun, ...

Hi, If you tutor at their home, maybe you can see what their living space is like, ask them what objects around the home are and get them to say and label some stuff. e.g. on doors, can label doors with 'xxx's bedroom' 'kitchen,' 'fridge,' 'bathroom' etc. Also, I find that if you play with them it i...

My Ss love throwing the balls and laughing when some S misses, and I don't just teach kids! I just make sure that I am well away from the board when I let my adult Ss play.

Hi, I have tried a preposition game with Ss. Give them a cardboard box each with an object. Pin up or show flash card with preposition. Get Ss to put object matching preposition. E.G. Prep. 'in' Ss put small ball/die/plastic toy inside box, check that all Ss have done so correctly. prep. 'out' take ...

Hi, Teaching 6-13yr olds sounds fun! Kids (and adults) love competitions, try some active fun games. This also encourages Ss to communicate in English and for team work, because they have to discuss and agree on each answer to each task. In teams. Set them tasks to do in English related to a topic/t...

Game suggestions for Phonicball games: 1. Basic Phonics 1st lesson- ball lands on letter, model and drill phonetic sound. T or Ss can throw ball, make it a competition or just for revision. 2. Vocab. builder- give a topic/theme, make Ss think of word beginning with letter. e.g. Topic-HumanBody, ball...