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True or False Run
Teacher says a sentence — children run to the TRUE or FALSE side of the room.
⏱ 10-15 min⚡ High energy👥 Whole class
📚 Vocabulary
• true
• false
• correct
• wrong
• any lesson content
• review statements
🛠 Materials
• TRUE sign on one wall
• FALSE sign on the opposite wall
• Prepared statements
📋 How to Play
- Put a TRUE sign on one wall and a FALSE sign on the opposite wall.
- Children stand in the middle of the room.
- Teacher says a statement — "A cat is a fish."
- Children run to the TRUE or FALSE wall depending on their answer.
- Confirm the answer — "False! A cat is NOT a fish — it is an animal!"
- Children who ran to the wrong wall sit out for one round.
- Continue with new statements.
- Use statements from the lesson content for maximum learning value.
💡 Teacher Tips
✓Make some statements deliberately funny to keep energy high.
✓Always explain why the answer is true or false after each round.
✓This is brilliant as a lesson review — covers all content in minutes.
✓Play without elimination for younger or less confident children.
🔄 Variations
→Children write their own true/false statements for the class.
→Use three zones — TRUE, FALSE, NOT SURE — for more nuanced responses.
→Teams compete — team with most correct answers wins.
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