![]() This game is not low-prep the first time it’s played, but once that initial prep is done, it will be super fast every other time. If you want more advice on choosing vocabulary words to teach, I’ve written an entire, super comprehensive article about that. (See “Preassessment” below for more on that.) You can use it at the beginning of the year or a single unit to see if students know words you think they know. It’s also great for reviewing words they had previously learned that they may not still be working with but should know. This activity is great for reviewing a large quantity of words, so you may want to use it at the end of a grading period to go over all of the words students should know. In fact, those are the most important words to review. It’s fine to choose words that students struggle with. If you give them words they haven’t encountered yet, you’ll have problems because, as I mentioned, it’s not great for initial instruction. I’d recommend dividing those words up into sections based on when students will learn the words. If your standards have vocabulary, that’s a great place to look. This is not a great strategy for introducing vocabulary, but rather for reviewing or reinforcing it. My first piece of advice on choosing words is to select words that students know. If you feel like a student is stuck, the teacher can begin to offer clues or allow the student to pass and exchange words.Play continues until every student has guessed their word. ![]() When they guess their word, they turn their word around or remove it, but they continue to offer clues to other students.They walk around the classroom asking each other questions to determine the meaning of their word. The students do not know what the word is.To play as an entire class, students each have a word on their heads (see “Cards” below for ideas on this).(See “Variations” below for ideas on ending the game.) How to play a basic version: Whole Class At the end of the game, the team tallies their cards.If the player guesses the word before time runs out, the team gets a point.The player who drew the card asks yes or no questions of the other people in the group.The card is placed on the forehead by being stuck in a headband (see below for options for displaying the card).Without looking at it, the player shows the card to the other members of the group.The youngest student goes first and draws a card.Give each group a stack of cards, face down.Divide students into groups of three to five.Stay tuned for directions for the version where the other players offer clues! How to play a basic version: In Groups The version here is the one where the person drawing the card asks questions. The game can be played in groups or as a whole class, so we’ll look at how to play each of these versions. There are lots of ways to play and loads of variations, so let’s find out more!įirst, let’s look at a basic version of how to play so that we have a feel for the game. This game is wonderfully adaptable to many content areas and grade levels. Instead of random words, we have students display target vocabulary words and ask questions of their peers (or be given clues) to try to guess the word. The other common version of the game is where the person who draws the word asks questions of the other players, as opposed to having clues be offered by them.įor a vocabulary activity, we tweak it a little bit. If you haven’t seen the app version, you may have seen or played the board game Headbandz, which is an analog version of the same idea. The app is a version of the game where the player choosing the word holds a phone up and other players give clues to try to help the person guess the displayed word. If you’ve seen the Ellen DeGeneres show, you may have seen her playing Heads Up! with guests. Heads Up, the Forehead Game, What’s on my Head?, Word Up, Headbands…it goes by many names, but they all refer to a game using either questions, charades, or clues to get a player to guess the word they have chosen that is displayed on their forehead before time runs out. I’ve got loads of ways you can use the Heads Up vocabulary game in your class, so let’s jump in! ? What is the Heads Up Vocabulary Game? Don’t you love it when games you like in real life work beautifully in the classroom? This is one of those games!
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