Furniture Friends: A Classroom Board Game
Young learners move around a 24-space board answering questions, acting out furniture scenarios, and discussing their homes. Players describe where furniture goes, compare rooms, and mime daily activities in a furniture-filled classroom.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: furniture.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what furniture is in their bedroom and where it is.
- Act out sitting on a chair, lying on a bed, and opening a door.
- Describe your favorite chair at home. What color is it? Is it comfortable?
- Ask your partner: do you have a desk in your room? What do you do there?
- Your team must agree: which room in a house is the most important? Why?
- Stand up and mime putting books on a shelf. Your partner guesses what you do.
- Compare your kitchen table with your partner's kitchen table. How are they different?
- Ask your partner: what furniture do you want in your room? Why do you want it?
- Explain where you sleep and what furniture is next to your bed.
- Act out opening a cupboard, taking out a plate, and putting it on a table.
- Discuss with your group: is a sofa or armchair more comfortable? Say why.
- You have 30 seconds to describe your living room and what furniture is there.
- Ask your partner: what is your favorite piece of furniture at school?
- Show with your hands: how big is your bed? How big is your classroom table?
- Compare a wooden chair with a plastic chair. Which one is better? Why?
- Your team must agree on one piece of furniture every child needs at home.
- Mime opening a window, closing a door, and sitting at a desk quietly.
- Ask your partner: do you eat breakfast at a table or somewhere else?
- Describe where you do your homework. What furniture do you use? Is it comfortable?
- Discuss with your group: if you could buy one new piece of furniture, what would it be?
- You have 45 seconds to tell the class about the furniture in your kitchen.
- Act out waking up, getting out of bed, and sitting down to eat breakfast.
- Ask your partner: what color is the biggest piece of furniture in your home?
- Explain which room in your home is your favorite and why you like it.