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Hello Goodbye
Children practise greetings by walking around saying hello and goodbye to each other.
⏱ 5-10 min⚡ High energy👥 Whole class
📚 Vocabulary
• hello
• hi
• goodbye
• bye bye
• see you later
• nice to meet you
• how are you
🛠 Materials
• Open floor space
• Music optional — stop music to signal goodbye
📋 How to Play
- Children walk around the room freely.
- When they meet another child they must say "Hello!" and wave.
- The other child replies "Hello!"
- Teacher calls "GOODBYE!" — children must say goodbye to the person they are near.
- Children then find a new person to say hello to.
- Continue switching between hello and goodbye rounds.
- Extend by adding "How are you?" and "I am fine thank you!"
- End the game with everyone saying goodbye to the teacher.
💡 Teacher Tips
✓This is perfect for the very first lesson — teaches essential social English immediately.
✓Encourage different greetings — Hi, Hello, Hey — to build variety.
✓Model the greeting with a child before starting so everyone understands.
✓Use this game at the start of every lesson as a warm up routine.
🔄 Variations
→Add a handshake, high five or bow for each greeting.
→Children must say each other's names — "Hello Nong!"
→Use different languages — hello in Thai, Japanese, French to compare.
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