EVERYONE - WORKING WITH FLASHCARDS

By popular request here are some links to find flashcards and ways to use them, and after that some different ideas for using flashcards

from http://www.eslkidstuff.com/flashcardgamescontent.htm#.VkNTlXYvfq4

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/using-flash-cards-young-learners

http://edition.tefl.net/ideas/younglearners/flashcard-activities-pre-school-english-class/



Busy teacher 296 free flashcards

http://busyteacher.org/teaching_ideas_and_techniques/flashcards/

A mixture of levels

http://eltexperiences.com/2014/05/24/flashcards-in-the-classroom-ten-lesson-ideas/

Free flashcards

http://www.eslflashcards.com/

http://mrprintables.com/printable-flash-cards.html



Super simple learning

http://supersimplelearning.com/resource-center/

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Password : primary

DIFFERENT IDEAS FOR USING FLASHCARD (sorry about repeats !!!)

1. Say it Three times

• Everyone in the class has a flashcard.
• Students sit in a circle so that everyone can see their card.
• If there is not enough vocabulary for everyone in the classroom to have a different word, work in smaller groups.
• One person says one of the words quickly, three times and the person holding that card must say it once before the other person finishes.
• If the first person says it three times before the other says it once, then they continue saying more words in the same way. If the second person says the word before the first has said it three times, then they take over and say a word three times.

2. I bet I know.

• Put a series of flashcards from a lexical set that the students are familiar with, face down on the blackboard. 
• The students must guess what they think is there, and then get one point for each correct answer. (There’s a …./there are some…)

3. TIC TAC TOE (Noughts and crosses)

• Put nine flashcards face down on the B/B and number them 1-9
• Organise the classs into two teams and each team takes it in turn to say a number and name the object on the flashcard/spell the word/say the opposite/say another word related to it.

Adaptions : Opposites, make a sentence with the word, past form of the verb, definitions and find the word.

 4. The Pools

• Put all the flashcards from a lexical set the students have recently learnt, face down on the board.
•  Miss out one or two. 
• Students write number 1  to – the number of cards you have stuck on the board in their notebooks
• They guess what each number is, writing the name of something next to each number. 
• When all students have written a word next to each number you (very theatrically) show the cards, one by one. 
• Students get one point if they have that card somewhere in their list and two points if the number coincides.

 5. Can I have a banana (please)

• All students have a set of vocabulary cards (the typical ones from the back of the book).
• Allocate ten points to each student.
• The teacher says “Can I have a ……….,please” and all students show that card. They lose a point if they show the wrong card, or if the teacher doesn’t say “please”and they still show a card

6.  Chicken, fish ,sweets

• All students have a set of vocabulary cards
• The teacher says a sequence of three words and the students have to order them in the same order ie: cake, apple, banana.
• The teacher hands over to a student who does the same and then students work in pairs.

7. Musical flashcards

•      Play with whole class.
•       Students sit in a circle and pass around the flashcards
•       The teacher puts on music and stops with out warning.
•       The children say what is on the card they are holding at that time.

8.Vocabulary card bingo

•        Play with whole class. 
•        Each child has a set of vocabulary cards. 
•        They chose 4-6 cards (from a set of eight )and lay them face up on the desk.
•       The teacher calls words out in random order (keeping a record of words ) 
•       Children turn cards over as they hear the words
•        They shout BINGO! When all their cards are turned over.

 9. Run to the word.

• The flashcards are stuck around the room.
• Teachers says Run/walk/skip/hop/jump/swim etc. to the …..(name of the object on the flashcard).
• This is a bit boisterous, so you can do the same by just pointing – but it’s not as much fun!!!

10. Stand up, sit down

• The teacher shows a flashcard and ssays a word or "This is a ....."
• If the teacher is correct, the children stand up.
•  if the teacher is wrong the children sit down.

11. Pelmanism

This is a classic. 

• Put two of every flashcard on the board or on the floor, face down.
• Children have to find the pairs, and say the words. 
• If you print off mini flashcards for each child the children can play in pairs.

12. Guess what this is

• The teacher has a set of flashcards 
• Show the first flashcard, but only a small part of it.
• Children guess what it is.
• Slowly uncover if necessary.

13. Look quick

• The same as 12, but instead of slowly uncovering you show it to them mega-fast.

14. Kim's game with flashcards

• Choose a selection of about 10 flashcards from various lexical sets.
• Show them to the childen and check they know the words.
• Hide the cards in a bag, so children can not see them.
• They have to remember the 10 words. 
• A time limit in pairs is a good way to set this up

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