Quiz Quiz Trade

Like Connie, I decided to do quiz-quiz-trade--but I did this with English learners in an EL Newcomer class. I was surprised at how well it worked. The students were excited to be able to describe the words using gestures and expressions--and they could help each other brainstorm. It was much more effective at getting them to talk and interact using their words. It also helped with their reading since they had to read the words and the definitions on the cards to themselves and to each other. It also got them to use the words in different contexts if they couldn't remember the exact definition--which is something I hadn't planned on them doing--but it came naturally in conversation. I left the class excited and so did the students. When they can talk more about what they are learning, their confidence increases. And this game is a good controlled way for them to initeract. These are small classes, so I joined in as well. This let me continue to model how we could use other words and be creative with our descriptions. I would encourage any level of students to use this!