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Pass
the Bomb
Players nerves are tested to the limit by the threat of the infernal ticking
bomb as they struggle to find a word that includes the letters printed
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Cranium
Cadoo
Cranium "Cadoo" gets kids thinking and creating--better still,
grinning and giggling--as they try to get four tokens in a row to win the
game. Whether you love to act, or puzzle, or sculpt or sketch, or even
crack codes with the help of the secret decoder mask, this game has something
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Welcome to the Time-Filler pages.
Look at the 'Literacy / Maths' Timefiller resources
listed below,
or browse around the other Timefiller sections using the bar above.
Literacy (incl. Speaking and Listening)
Games:
- Barrier
Games
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Print a copy of one of these Smart Notebook slides,
and ask a child to describe it. Can the others draw
what is being described? Great for speaking and listening,
and developing vocabulary.
- Just
a Minute - A good game for encouraging listening
skils and the development of vocabulary.
- Describing Pictures -
A very fun activity which increases describing (and listening)
skills.
- Word Master -
Improve vocabulary skills with this simple competitive
game.
- Guess
the Celeb - A fun game in which children have to
guess the name of a famous person.
- Guess
the Celeb 2 - A whole class game, where the class
has to guess the person who is being described.
- What's the Object? -
An exciting describing game, which can be played in teams.
All necessary resources are included and available for
printing.
- Animal Alphabet - A simple activity which can be used
for fun, or to extend children's vocabulary.
- Animal
Endings - Can you think of an animal which begins
with a specific letter? This game is great for building
vocabulary, and can be used with lots of topics.
- The Magic Pen - Useful
time-filler activity in which the class creates a story
together. Good for developing Speaking and Listening skills.
- Good
Afternoon Your Majesty - A fun guessing game which
requires good listening skills, and lots of silly voices!
- Chinese
Whispers - A classic game which is great fun to
play in the classroom.
- Team X -
Are your children brave enough to play this wonderful
listening game?
- TOAS
- Think of a Sentence - A fun filler involving the
creation of strange sentences based upon a given set
of letters.
- Tic Tac
Toe Game - A simple game which can be used to teach
almost any topic.
- What am I? -
Children ask each other questions to work out the object
chosen for them.
- Recognising
sounds - A quick game to encourage children to recognise
the sounds used at the start of words.
- Harry Potter Wordsearch
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A wordsearch, based on the Harry Potter books. Contributed
by Lisl Rijswijk.
- Harry Potter Wordsearch with Questions -
A Harry Potter themed wordsearch with questions to answer.
Contributed by Lisl Rijswijk.
- Harry Potter Wordsearch with Questions 2 -
Another Harry Potter themed wordsearch with questions.
Contributed by Lisl Rijswijk.
Maths Games:
- Times Table Contest -
An exciting activity which reinforces the children's knowledge
of their multiplication tables.
- Times Table Buzz -
An exciting activity which reinforces the children's knowledge
of their multiplication tables.
- Bingo -
Play Bingo in your classroom (the educational version).
- House Bingo -
A simple game which only requires paper and a dice. Great
fun for everyone.
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