A Day at School: Routine Race
Teams move across a classic classroom board and talk about their school day from morning alarm to evening homework. Players ask and answer questions, act out routines, solve team decisions and give short presentations.
A free Classic Board Game Race for Teens at CEFR B1 level. Topic: школа. рутина одного дня.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Describe what you usually do in the first hour after waking up on a school day. Use: First..., then..., after that...
- Ask your partner how they get to school, how long the journey takes, and what they do on the way.
- Act out your morning routine before school while your team guesses each action you are doing.
- What is your favourite time of the school day, and why do you enjoy it more than the rest?
- Ask your partner which school subject they find hardest and what helps them with it.
- Your team must agree on the best time for school to start. Give two reasons for your choice.
- Describe a time you were late for school. What were you doing when you realised you were late?
- Explain what you usually do during lunch break and who you like to spend it with.
- Stand up and mime something you do in your favourite lesson while your team guesses the subject.
- If you finish your homework early tonight, what will you do? Explain your plan for the evening.
- Ask your partner what they usually do right after school and whether they enjoy it.
- ⭐ You have 60 seconds to convince the class that school should have a longer lunch break.
- Compare your school day routine with your weekend routine. Which do you prefer, and why?
- Have you ever forgotten something important for school? Describe what happened next and how you solved it.
- Discuss with your group whether homework is useful. Try to find one point that everyone agrees on.
- Plan your perfect school timetable for one day and explain why you chose those lessons.
- Ask your partner what they do in the evening to get ready for the next school day.
- What is one rule at your school that you think is really useful? Explain why it matters to you.
- Show with your face and hands how you feel before a test. Your partner guesses the feeling and asks why.
- Explain what helps you stay focused in class when you feel tired or bored.
- ⭐ Prepare a 1-minute presentation on a typical day at your school, from the morning bell to the evening.
- Your team must agree on one change that can make school mornings easier, then explain why it helps.
- Ask your partner about the funniest thing that has happened to them at school.
- ⭐ Have you ever helped a classmate with schoolwork? Describe what you did and how it felt.
Printable worksheet
This Classic Board Game Race comes with a free printable worksheet: 3 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Say why · Answer in two sentences. Use "because" in one of them.
- Write your own card · A new card about школа. рутина одного дня for the class game.
- The board game on paper
Part 1: Say why
Answer in two sentences. Use "because" in one of them.
- ⭐ Have you ever helped a classmate with schoolwork? Describe what you did and how it felt.
- Stand up and mime something you do in your favourite lesson while your team guesses the subject.
- Describe a time you were late for school. What were you doing when you realised you were late?