Whiteboard Race

Teams race to write the correct answer on mini whiteboards and hold them up first.

Divide the class into two or three teams. Give each team a whiteboard and marker.

One writer per team comes to the front — they will write the answer for their team.

Teacher asks a question or shows a picture — teams discuss quietly and the writer writes the answer.

On your signal all teams hold up their boards at the same time.

Award a point to the first team with the correct answer clearly written.

Rotate writers so every child gets a turn at the board.

Make all teams reveal at the same time — covering boards until you say "show me" prevents copying.

Accept phonetic spelling for younger learners — the goal is vocabulary not perfect spelling.

Use a picture prompt instead of a spoken question for lower level classes.

Keep score on the main whiteboard so teams can see the running total throughout.

Individual boards — every child has their own board and writes simultaneously for no team pressure.

Draw it — instead of writing, children draw the vocabulary word they hear.

Sentence race — teams must write a full sentence using the word, not just the word itself.

Category write — teacher names a category and teams write as many words as possible in 30 seconds.