The teacher gives the first person in the row a copy of the grid. To start the game, the teacher writes a letter on the board, and the first student copies the letter in the first vertical column. The student can fill in any word starting with same letter under any one of the column headings. Once the student writes in a word, the paper is passed back to the next student in the row. The first group to fill in the grid wins the game.
Teams receive one point for each word correctly spelled.
A bonus of three points is given for the team that finishes first. To help students figure out meaning from the context of a conversation. Divide the class into groups of five students. Have one student from each group comes to the front of the room and show them a word. These are only a few of such five-minute activities that can keep students on task until the closing moments of class.