Personal development, Teambuilding
Teambuilding and empowerment
15 min.
Large group, Small group
Upto 1 hour
Materials needed
Advanced, Beginner, Moderate
Speaking, Writing, Listening, Reading
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Objectives

The learner can spell.

Material

  • Blackboard
  • Paper & pen
  • Several sets of cards with words of up to ten letters

Preparation

  • Prepare the sets of cards (see materials)

Instructions

  • Sit in a circle.
  • Repeat the alphabet together.
  • Let a learner choose a card and spell the word, backwards. Correct if necessary.
  • Let the others guess the word.
  • Write the word on the blackboard and spell it all together, both forward and backwards.
  • The learner chooses another word, till everyone has had a turn.

Variant

  • Form small teams.
  • Give every team a set of cards.
  • In turn the learners take a card and spell the word backwards.
  • When spelled correctly, the learner earns a point.
  • The first to guess the word, is the learner on the left of the speller, the second is the second on the left, and so on.
  • When guessed correctly, the learner earns a point.
  • If a learner spells a word wrongly, let the others after the guessing correct him/her. This way, difficult letters get attention.