
Next, the teacher should start describing the object and the students should listen and draw what they think the object looks like. This activity is a great way to practice listening skills.įirst, the teacher should find something they want the students to draw and place it off-screen where students cannot see it. Describe And Drawįor this next virtual classroom game, each student needs a pencil and paper to draw on. For some other word association game ideas, check out our other post, Five Fun Word Association Games. The forfeit could be that the student has to pull a silly face, do a silly dance, or just lose a point.

The first student who can’t think of a word, or says a word that was mentioned previously, must do a forfeit. If you’re not familiar with word association games, they are simple games in which the teacher would choose a word and then ask students to say the first related word that comes to mind.Ī great way to play this in a virtual classroom is to give students a particular topic, for example, ‘animals’, and then ask students one by one to name something from that topic. Word association games can be easily played in a virtual classroom and they require little to no preparation. Students especially enjoy it when they are able to make their classmates believe their crazy stories. This activity is a lot of fun and can lead to some hilarious stories. After each story, ask each student in the virtual classroom whether they think it is true or a lie. When the students are ready, have each student tell their story. Give the students some time, say 5 minutes, to come up with their story. Next, instruct the students that when they answer they can choose to tell something true or they can lie and make up a story. For example, if you’re meeting the students after the long summer break, you might ask them “ What did you do during the summer vacation?“ To play, first, choose a question to ask all the students. This next virtual classroom game is great as an ice breaker and/or for getting to know your students. These quizzes include interactive general knowledge quizzes, vocabulary quizzes, grammar quizzes, and more. You can also find many fun quizzes on our online quizzes page.
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You can download an example quiz, and an editable quiz template to add your own questions, here. Students really enjoy this game, especially when they get the number 1 answer. If they have an answer which is not in the top five, then they don’t get any points. If a student’s answer is the same as one of the ‘top five’ answers, then they get points. Once everyone has shown their answer, the teacher can reveal the ‘Top Five’ answers. Next, ask the students to show their answers using their webcam to the other students in the virtual classroom. Then, students must write down one answer. In a ‘Top 5’ quiz, each question has multiple possible answers.


There are many types of quizzes, but one quiz game that kids and teenagers really enjoy is the ‘top five’ quiz. All students need is a pen and paper to write down their answers. Quiz games are a perfect activity for virtual classrooms.
