Standing in concentric circles, learners face each other and take turns asking questions about the assigned vocabulary.
Learning Outcome
- Review word meanings
Implementation
- Each learner will need a list of the assigned vocabulary and a pen or pencil.
- Separate the class into two groups and allow them to form an inner and outer circle, with the learners facing each other.
- For the first 15 seconds, each learner in the inner circle asks a prepared vocabulary question (see sample questions below) of the learner she is facing. If the outer-circle learner answers correctly, the inner-circle learner initials his/her word list.
- For the next 15 seconds, the outer-circle learner asks the inner-circle learner a question, and initials his/her sheet if she answers correctly.
- Then learners rotate to the right and repeat the process with the new learners they face.
- The group that has the most signatures at the end of the game wins.
Considerations
- Demonstrate different types of vocabulary questions.
- If there is an odd number of learners, make one learner the “supervisor” who walks around the circle to keep other learners on task.
- Some learners will benefit from extra time to prepare questions ahead of time.
- Learners can utilize the same questions multiple times.
- Some learners may also benefit from an extended question-and-answer time (e.g., 30 seconds or a minute).
