Put the flashcards on the board and say the words for all the cards in the set except one. The pupil who says the word first wins the card. The teacher names a flashcard. Pupils must do a simple mime or gesture to represent the item on the flashcard. Give some cards to the pupils, and ask them to hold up their picture when they hear the right word.
Pupils stand in a line.
Give one card to the last pupil in the line. Pupils, starting from this last one, must whisper the word up the line to the first person, who says it. Using flashcards for reading and writing practice You can have word flashcards matching the picture flashcards, thus allowing you to teach the whole word and develop reading and writing skills. Word flashcards should never be used to introduce a word for the first time. Always use the picture flashcards first and revise the vocabulary orally.