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Monkey in the Middle
Age/Level: Young learners Time: 10 minutes Players: Individual Preparation: A ball

Aim: To say words within a category

Enjoy playing this dynamic category game with your students.

Procedure

Start by having the students make a large circle.

Select one student to be the monkey.

The monkey stands in the middle of the circle.

Give the students a category, e.g. cities.

The students in the circle throw the ball around the circle so that the monkey can't get it.

Every time a student throws the ball, they say a word from the category, e.g. London.

If a student can't think of a word, they become the monkey.

If the monkey gets the ball, the thrower becomes the new monkey.

Change the category whenever there is a new monkey.

Play until time is up.

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