There’s about 1 minute of pre-class prep time required:
In class Setup for Super Tic-Tac-Toe:
- Start by picking a lesson subject. In this example we’re going to use food as the vocabulary topic and a restaurant dialogue as our target language.
- Divide your class into two teams. Have each team complete a topic related A-Z Race.
- After your students have finished their A-Z list take them up as a class and write a master list on the board.
How to play Super Tic Tac Toe:
- Have team X ask the target question.
X-> are you ready to order?
2. Have team O answer using one of the words from the a-z race.
O-> Yes, I’d like a Hamburger, please.
3. Have Team X reply.
X-> No problem.
4. Then you place an O over the square that matches where the “H” is on the grid you drew before class. Your covering the “H-square” because the food vocabulary used was Hamburger.
5. Switch roles and repeat until one team wins by getting four in a row.
E.G.
X-> Are you ready to order?
O-> Yes, I’d like the Noodles please.
X-> No problem.
6. Then you place an “X” over the “N- square” from your paper.
7. Repeat the dialogue while working in harder forms of the question until one team gets 4 X’s or O’s in a row.
- Make sure your crossing off the corresponding boxes on your paper grid. Otherwise this game will get extremely hard to follow as the teacher.
Usually, this game will take at least 20 squares before there is a winner. It let’s you practice your ESL target language while playing a fun game that your students will love. Enjoy!