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No Prep ESL Game: Spin That Wheel!

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ESL Game

Spin That Wheel!

Price

$3.99

Age Range

Primary school and up

System

Windows computers

Game Modes

Team Versus

2-4 teams compete to get the most points before the game is over.

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About this Game

  • Two to four teams of students compete to answer questions, spin the wheel, earn money and win!

  • This game can be used in a full classroom with a projector and/or interactive board or even online or with just a laptop and a few students.

  • Wheel point values increase with each new round.  Points are automatically added up and kept track of.

  • As the teacher, you can ask any questions you like for any subject or topic.

  • Play instantly!  Simply load up the game to play.  No prep needed.

  • Customize this ESL classroom game by choosing how many questions will be asked for each round.

  • Infinitely replayable!  Results are always random and will never be the same twice.

  • Downloadable to right to your computer!  No internet required.

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How to Play Spin That Wheel Game Easily with No Prep

  • Ask a question to all of the teams of students.

  • The fastest team to answer correctly can spin the game wheel.  Works great with an interactive whiteboard or smart notebook but one's not necessary to play.  If you're playing this game online, have a student tell you when to spin the game wheel.

  • The points earned are automatically added to that team's current points.

  • Continue this process until all questions have been asked and the game comes to an end.

  • The team with the most points wins!

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Game Modes Available in Spin That Wheel

Team Mode: 2-4 teams compete to collect the most points before the game ends.  The team that has the most points by the end of the game wins!

System Requirements

The English lesson games available from Happy Everyday English can only be played on Windows computers.

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  • No installation necessary.

  • No internet connection needed to play.

Cool Features

Customizable Options to Fit the Game to Your Class

  • Questions Per Round:  Customize the length of the game by selecting how many questions will be used in each round.

  • 2-4 Teams of Students:   Select how many teams will play in the current game.

 

Built with Interactive Whiteboards in Mind: This game is fully playable with interactive whiteboards and responds great to touch on the board.  You can also play it in a classroom with just a projector or online.

 

Randomized Wheel: The titular game wheel is animated and the results are completely randomized when spun.

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Final Question: After rounds one and two there is third round.  This round is comprised of the final question.  This questions is simultaneously asked to all teams at once.  Gauge the responses and you can add a multiplier effect to their scores.  This final question can turn the tides quickly and cause a major victory for a team that's fallen behind.

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Final Question Turn Off/On: If the final question doesn't sound appealing to you, you can also disable it and turn it off.  If you do this, the game will end after the second round and the team with the most points will win.

 

Minor Adjustments to the wheel after spin: As the teacher, you can adjust the wheel a bit after a spin.  Be fair about when to adjust.  Perhaps adjust if you don't want to use the SKULL/Bankrupt space.  You could allow students to spin again or make the spinner move to the nearest space using the minor adjustment feature.

 

Question Prompts: There are four question prompts that you can use when playing this game.  Although you can play this game with no prep, you can customize it easily if you do have time to prepare.  You can change between these at will.  The game download includes directions on how to prepare prompts 2-4.


 

  • No prompt: Simply ask a question to your students without a prompt in the game.  Ask any question you like.  Using this mode takes no preperation before starting the game.

  • Text Question Prompt: Prepare text questions and answers in advance using the included text document file.  This prompt will display your prepared questions when playing.

  • Picture Prompt: This prompt displays pictures that you've prepared in advance.

  • Keyword Prompt:  This prompt displays a set of keywords that you've prepared in advance.

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