Word wheel: spin and say it
A big wheel of the lesson's pictures. Spin it: where it stops, the class or a team says the word, acts it out, or makes a sentence with it. Every word comes up once, so the whole lesson gets reviewed.
Sample lesson: 8 animal words in Spanish, 2 teams. Free, no account.
- Ages
- 3–8 years
- Players
- The whole class, or 2–4 teams
- Time
- 5–15 minutes
- You need
- A projector, TV or interactive board
How it goes in class
- Pick the words and, if you like, the teams.
- Press → to spin. The wheel slows down and stops on a picture.
- The class or the team whose turn it is says the word, acts it or uses it in a sentence.
- Press → to show the word and hear it; give a point with 1–4. Spin again.
Tips for teachers
- Decide the task before spinning: say it, act it, draw it in the air, or say a sentence.
- Older children: the team has to say a sentence with the word to win the point.
- Use it at the start of a lesson to warm up, or at the end to review.
Questions teachers ask
Can a word come up twice?
No. Each spin picks a word not drawn yet; when only a few are left, words already drawn fill the wheel.
How many words fit on the wheel?
Up to twelve at a time, so the pictures stay big enough to see from the back.
Can I show the word without spinning?
Yes. Press R at any time.