Bamboozle and Wordwall

·        Use the spinning wheel game for warm-up activities or other speaking activities in class

·        Use Wordwall games to practice grammar rules. Their task is to put the correct form of tenses

·        Customize the material to suit your class and your teaching style

·        Be creative and use such activities as Crossword, Memory Games, Board Games, Movement games, and speaking activities. 

·        Give them homework assignments in Wordwall

·        Change the pattern of activities depending on class needs ( for example from Match activity to crossword, or Quiz to Wordsearch)

·        Play Hangman with students to learn new thematic vocabulary

·        Develop students’ critical thinking with the help of missing word activity

  Don'ts when working with Wordwall: 

·         Using prepared materials by someone else when you have a lesson with a higher level. Even though the idea of using already prepared materials may be tempting, it is not worth it. For students with a higher level of English, we recommend creating your exercises/activities so they match the needs of your students

·         Do not be lazy and always search for the best exercises for your students

·         Do not stick to a single template of an exercise, try to vary them to keep a high level of students engagement

Our next interactive platform is Bamboozle. We want to mention that it is easier to use than the previous one. It can be described as a toolbox full of fun games, so we aim to give some tips for teachers:

·        Put your lessons into the games. Write questions and answers that match what you're teaching in class.

·        Check student's knowledge of vocabulary, for example, students have in disposition flash cards with photos which are hints.

·        Let students work together. This is great for getting everyone involved and talking about the lesson. Teachers can offer small rewards for winners. This makes the games more exciting.

·        Use your photos, create thematic quizzes

·        Activate students thinking with the help of activity name 5 fruits, nouns, animals, colours

·        Use Bamboozle in the lessons in primary school. Students will be amazed by the variety of different pictures.

·        If you have already learnt a couple of tenses with your students, for example the present tense, use an activity where they have to complete sentences with the correct tense.