around the circle

This is an excellent ESL activity for children in all ages. The pupils will practice listening, speaking and imagination. You can modify it to a topic of your choice; fruits, food, clothes, colours etc.
Here's an example with fruit.
1. Sit in a circle.

2. The teacher starts by saying: "I like apples" and makes a gesture to show "apples" with the hands.

3. The person next to him/her has to repeat and then add a new fruit.
"I like apples" (makes the gesture) and bananas" and adds a new gesture for "bananas".

4. Continue around the circle. One at a time; repeating, and adding on fruits and gestures.

Test your skills! Try to remember what everyone said and go all around the circle.

Regards,
Ms Paula Maritz