Student handout — Classroom Games
Musical Chairs for Vocabulary: a whiteboard elimination game for 8-15 kids with no props
Musical Chairs for Vocabulary
How to play: Stand up. Listen for your word. Say what it means. Sit down. The last person standing wins.
Word bank
| Word | Simple meaning |
|---|---|
| happy | feeling good |
| big | not small |
| fast | quick, not slow |
| friend | a person you like |
| hungry | you want to eat |
| school | where you study |
| quiet | not loud |
| strong | has a lot of power |
| sleepy | you want to sleep |
| kind | nice to others |
Sentence frames
Use these when it's your turn:
- "[word] means ___."
- "I think it means ___ because ___."
Example: "I think hungry means you want to eat, because you feel it in your stomach."