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Sticky Stars
Children earn a sticky star on the board every time they say a word correctly.
⏱ 10-15 min⚡ Low energy👥 Whole class
📚 Vocabulary
• any lesson vocabulary
• numbers
• colours
• animals
• food
• shapes
🛠 Materials
• Gold or coloured star stickers
• Whiteboard with each child's name
📋 How to Play
- Write each child's name on the whiteboard in a column.
- Hold up a flashcard and point to a child.
- If they say the word correctly they come up and stick a star next to their name.
- Continue around the class giving everyone a turn.
- Count stars together at the end — everyone who earned a star gets a round of applause.
- For extra challenge ask children to use the word in a sentence for a bonus star.
- Keep a running total across multiple lessons to build motivation.
💡 Teacher Tips
✓Children this age love stickers — this simple reward system creates huge engagement.
✓Never remove a star — only add them. Keep the experience positive.
✓Give every child a chance to earn at least one star per lesson.
✓Use different coloured stars for different difficulty levels.
🔄 Variations
→Team stars — put stars on a team chart instead of individual names.
→Mystery star — one child wins a special gold star for the best effort.
→Star chart — keep the chart up all week and count at the end of Friday.
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