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Loud and Quiet

Children repeat vocabulary words loudly or quietly depending on teacher signal.

⏱ 5-10 min⚡ Medium energy👥 Whole class

• any lesson vocabulary

• loud

• quiet

• whisper

• shout

• Flashcards for vocabulary

• Optional: loud and quiet signs

📋 How to Play

Hold up a flashcard and say the word.
Children repeat the word after you.
Hold up a LOUD sign or raise your arms — children repeat the word in a big loud voice.
Hold up a QUIET sign or put finger to lips — children whisper the word.
Switch between loud and quiet rapidly to keep children alert.
Show the card faster and faster — children must say it at the right volume.
Let a child be the teacher and hold up the signs.

✓This is one of the best drilling games — children repeat words many times without getting bored.

✓Exaggerate your own loud and quiet voices to make it more fun.

✓Add a medium volume too — big voice, medium voice, tiny whisper.

✓Use this game to drill any vocabulary that needs lots of repetition.

→Fast and slow — say the word quickly or slowly instead of loudly or quietly.

→Happy and sad voice — practise emotion words at the same time.

→Robot voice and normal voice — children love using a robot voice.

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