If the weather’s good, why not send your students out to get some fresh air. Give pairs or teams of students a list of 10 to 20 items which must be found (and if possible photographed). Set a time limit, I usually give my students 30 minutes and then meet up again to compare answers.
The list of things to be found can be quite vague, for example: something tiny, something old, something scary. Or the list can be more specific, for example: a road sign, a take away food menu, a policeman on rollerskates.
Here are some items you could put on a list.
Vague list
- something old
- something smooth
- something shiny
- something beautiful
- something expensive
- something yellow
- something made in another country
- something tiny
- something that’s alive
- something dangerous
- something horrible
- something you can eat
- something you also have at home
- something that smells bad / good
- something made of wood
- something damp
Specific list items
- a menu
- a truck
- a doorbell
- a garden ornament
- a flag
- a clock
- someone wearing a hat
- a man with a beard
- a spider web
- a poster for a forthcoming event
- a loaf of bread
- a vending machine
- someone wearing a uniform
- a rose
Teaching Online
This is also a great activity for teaching online, give students a list of things which they must fetch from their home or immediate environment. Then you can spend some time looking at whichever objects the students present.