The document provides a list of 10 engaging whiteboard games and activities for ESL classes, suitable for kids and adults. Each activity includes details such as required skills, time, age group, and materials necessary to play. Examples include flyswatter games, disappearing text, and word association, with links for further instructions on some activities.

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Number 1 Flyswatter Whiteboard Game
Skills: Listening/Reading
Time: 5-10 minutes
Age: 7+
Materials:
- Whiteboard
- 2 flyswatters
Write down a bunch of the target vocabulary words on the board.
Then, give hints about a word, and the first student to slap it gets a chance to say it and gets a point for their team.

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Number 2 Disappearing Text Whiteboard Activity
Skills: Reading/Speaking
Time: 5-10 minutes
Age: 5+
Materials:
Whiteboard, marker and eraser
Level: Beginners
Write down a sentence on the whiteboard. Students have to say it all together as a class. Then, erase 1-2 words and students
have to say it again. Continue until there is nothing left on the board but students are saying the entire sentence.

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Number 3 5 Senses Describing Activity
Skills: Writing (or speaking)
Time: 5 minutes/round
Level: Intermediate-advanced
Materials Required:
An object that you can eat or drink
Bring in an object of some kind, for example, an apple. Then, write the different senses on the
board. Students have to write some words that describe the apple under the different senses.

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Number 4 Just a Minute Game
Skills: Writing (or speaking)
Time: 5 minutes/round
Level: Intermediate-advanced
Materials Required: An object(s)
Whatever topic they hit, the first students in each group have to talk about it for an entire minute
without stopping. The rest of the people in the group can each ask a follow-up question.

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Number 5 Flip-Chart Vocabulary Review Game
Skills: Speaking/listening
Time: 20 minutes
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Materials Required:
- Flip-chart or flashcards
Write down a sentence on the whiteboard. Students have to say it all together as a class.
Then, erase 1-2 words and students have to say it again.

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Number 6 Typhoon ESL Game
Skills: Listening/speaking
Time: 30 minutes
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Materials:
- Whiteboard
- Questions
Learn About this Game Here:
https://eslspeaking.org/fun-whiteboard-activities/

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Number 7 SOS Game
Skills: Speaking
Time: 8-10 minutes
Materials:
- Whiteboard
- 6x6 grid
Learn About this Game Here:
https://eslspeaking.org/sos-review-speaking-game/

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Number 8 Word Association
Skills: Listening/speaking
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Materials:
- Whiteboard
- A topic
For many topics like weather, hobbies, or food, it’s likely that your students have studied it before.
If that’s the case, this is a nice warmer activity that helps activate prior knowledge.
It’s basically making a mind-map together as a class on the white board.

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Number 9 Hangman
Skills: Listening/speaking
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Materials:
- Whiteboard
- Marker
Choose a word and students have to guess letters until they can figure out what the word is.

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Number 10 Word Challenge Whiteboard Race
Skills: Listening/speaking
Time: 30 minutes
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Materials:
- Whiteboard
- Recently taught vocabs
Learn About this Game Here:
https://youtu.be/3k5ziEgTenQ

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