Age: 7-8 years

Duration: 50 min

Objectives

• Form yes/no questions with correct word order: Is it ___? / Can it ___? / Does it ___?
• Narrow guesses using category questions (animal, place, object).
• Track questions on board and reflect on efficient question strategies.

Vocab

• question / answer / guess: Game meta-language.
• mystery / clue / hint: "Ask a good question to get a clue."
• yes / no: Only permitted answers in classic rules.

Warm-up (5min)

Teacher thinks of classroom object — students get 5 questions only. Debrief which question helped most.

Main Activity (40min): "20 Questions Tournament"

Round 1 — Whole class vs teacher mystery (classroom item). Recorder writes each question on board; count to 20. Round 2 — Pairs: one chooser, one questioner with story character card set. Round 3 — Team tournament with Movers vocabulary cards (jobs, sports, animals). Reflection sheet: write best question from your round and why it was useful. Bonus: students create one new mystery card with 3 allowed hint words.

Wrap-up (5min)

Share strategy: "A good first question is ___ because ___."

Teacher Tips

• Model auxiliary verbs in questions — common error: "It is big?" instead of "Is it big?"
• Cap excitement — raised hands, one question at a time.
• Excellent Movers Speaking warm-up for picture description logic.