School Bag Race
A classic classroom board game. Children ask friends simple questions, act out, point, and name school objects in short, playful English.
A free Classic Board Game Race for Young learners at CEFR A1 level. Topic: school objects.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Point to your bag and say: This is my bag.
- Act out using scissors for your team to guess!
- Ask a friend: What colour is your pen?
- Team: find something red in the classroom.
- Say: I have a ___ in my bag.
- Draw a ruler in the air and say: ruler!
- Ask a friend: How many pencils do you have?
- Act out reading a book for your team to guess!
- Say: My favourite school thing is a ___.
- Ask a friend: Can I have your eraser, please?
- Team: find three blue things in the room.
- Hold up a crayon and say: It is ___.
- Ask a friend: Where is your pencil case?
- Act out sharpening a pencil for your team to guess!
- Point to a desk and say: The desk is ___.
- Ask a friend: Do you like your school bag?
- Draw a book in the air and say: book!
- Team: point to five school things and name them.
- ⭐ Hide a pen and ask a friend: Where is my pen?
- Jump two times and name two school things!
- ⭐ Ask a friend: What is in your pencil case?
- Say: I can see a ___ on the desk.
- ⭐ Act out a school thing for friends to guess!
Printable worksheet
This Classic Board Game Race comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 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 Support sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Answer the card · Answer with a full sentence.
- The board game on paper
Part 1: Answer the card
Answer with a full sentence.
- Say: My favourite school thing is a ___.
- Ask a friend: What colour is your pen?
- Ask a friend: Can I have your eraser, please?